Customizing LASIK
Conventional LASIK surgery normally modifies visual
impairments such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia
(farsightedness) and astigmatism which are considered lower
order aberrations.
Custom LASIK takes conventional LASIK one
step...
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Customizing LASIK
Conventional LASIK surgery normally modifies visual
impairments such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia
(farsightedness) and astigmatism which are considered lower
order aberrations.
Custom LASIK takes conventional LASIK one
step further through the use of wavefront technology to correct for
higher order aberrations.
A 3D map which exhibits the patient’s
refractive error is created by using a wavefront analyzer which
examines how light travels through the eye.
In a perfect eye, the
wavefront will remain flat, but in an imperfect eye the wavefront
represents the unique shape of that eye.
These distortions are
referred to as wavefront errors.
The treatment of a patient with
the data acquired from the 3D map specified by the wavefront
analyzer can attain greater visual acuity than from the utilization
of eyeglasses or contact lenses, or even conventional LASIK.
While conventional LASIK targets increasing visual acuity,
custom LASIK using wavefront technology im
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