The Next Generation in Laser Eye Surgery
LaserVue strives to bring the newest custom LASIK technology to our patients from our San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland East Bay and Santa Rosa offices.
No two eyes are the same. Like your DNA or fingerprint, your vision is unique.
Until now, laser vision correction treatment was based on diagnostic technology similar to that used for the prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses. The new CustomVue™ System at LaserVue Eye Center takes laser vision correction to an entirely new, personalized level by combining exclusive personalized diagnostic technology and the Excimer laser into one system.
The advanced diagnostic portion of the new wavefront technology produces a precise, detailed analysis of your vision and provides a personalized laser vision correction plan that addresses your individual needs. This WavePrint Map is coordinated with the VISX STAR S4 ActiveTrak™ Excimer Laser System to create one of the most advanced systems available. The 3-D eye tracker with auto-centration adds a new level of precision, comfort, and safety.
Potential Benefits of Custom Wavefront LASIK
Wavefront technology is groundbreaking because it has the potential to improve not only how much you can see, visual acuity measured by the standard 20/20 eye chart, but also how well you can see, in terms of contrast sensitivity and fine detail. This translates into a reduced risk of glare, halos and difficulty with night vision post-LASIK.
How much you see depends on what lower-order aberrations you have; lower-order aberrations are also called refractive errors and include myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Traditional LASIK treats these lower-order aberrations. How well you see can depends on what higher-order aberrations you have; higher-order aberrations are irregularities other than refractive errors, and can cause such problems as decreased contrast sensitivity or night vision, glare, shadows and halos. Higher-order aberrations do not always affect vision. Custom LASIK treats both lower- and higher-order aberrations.
Custom LASIK's advantage lies in the area of quality of vision:
- Greater chance of achieving 20/20 vision
- Greater chance of achieving better than 20/20 vision
- Reduced chance of losing best-corrected vision
- Reduced chance of losing visual quality or contrast sensitivity
- Reduced chance of night-vision disturbances and glare
Potential also exists for custom LASIK to treat those people who have lost best-corrected vision from previous refractive surgery.
How Custom Wavefront LASIK Works
LaserVue surgeons will begin by using the Wavefront device to transmit a safe ray of light into your eye. The light is then reflected back off the retina, out through the pupil, and into the device, where the reflected wave of light is received and arranged into a unique pattern that captures your lower- and higher-order aberrations.
All of these visual irregularities are then displayed as a wavefront map. The map provides information on more than just the front surface of the eye. It shows the variability of how light is focused in different areas of the eye. This information is then transferred to the excimer laser, enabling the surgeon to customize the LASIK procedure to your unique visual requirements. The final result is a treatment as unique as your DNA or a fingerprint. Like conventional LASIK, custom LASIK won't cure all vision-related problems, so it's important to discuss its applications with LaserVue doctors to determine if you are a good candidate.
Wavefront technology helps LaserVue doctors to:
- Assess whether you may be a good candidate for custom Wavefront laser vision correction;
- Verify the accuracy of your glasses prescription; and
- Personalize your laser treatment plan to your eyes' unique focusing ability.
Why we've chosen the VISX CustomVue™ System at LaserVue:
- VISX CustomVue™ System includes a diagnostic wavefront analysis device that maps the entire optical path of the eye. This WavePrint™ Map, called the "fingerprint of your vision," provides LaserVue doctor’s with precise and detailed information about your vision. This is used to program the laser for precise, personalized treatment.
- The WavePrint Map provides information on more than just the corneal surface of the eye. It reveals the way the entire optical system processes light. The WavePrint Map provides a new level of diagnostic information previously unavailable.
- Using the WavePrint Map, LaserVue doctors can more accurately assess whether patients are good candidates for laser vision correction. The WavePrint Map is becoming the gold standard in vision measurement.
- With 3D ActiveTrak™ eye-tracking technology and auto-centering, the laser detects and compensates for small eye movements by guiding the laser beam to keep it centered precisely over the treatment area.
- VISX's exclusive ActiveTrak™ is the only system that allows the doctor to track eye movement in all three dimensions. Having the beam centered correctly on the eye at all times helps ensure precise results.
- Unlike other lasers with eye-tracking technology, ActiveTrak requires no pupil dilation, leading to an even quicker recovery time.
- VISX Star S4 laser systems produce seven variable sized beams, giving LaserVue surgeons greater flexibility and allowing for a fast, smooth treatment with precise corneal shaping.
- The VISX Exclusive SmartBeam™ technology adjusts beam size according to treatment, minimizing corneal tissue removal.
- The STAR S4 variable beam technology allows LaserVue surgeons to treat patients with different laser beam sizes and shapes, determined by each patient's visual needs.
- VISX laser systems produce an extremely smooth surface on the cornea after the procedure. Smoother ablations, as they're known, promote faster healing and result in better visual outcomes.
- VISX S4 laser system achieves an optical zone that may result in reduced problems with night vision.
- VISX S4 laser system requires a shorter procedure time than many lasers, which enhances comfort and may reduce the risk of postoperative complications
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Personal Vision Assessment
The first step in having your vision corrected is to schedule a personal vision assessment at LaserVue Eye Center to determine if you are a candidate for laser vision correction. There is no fee for this assessment whether you choose to have the procedure or not.
Call 1-800-LASER 45 or fill out the online form below to request a FREE Wavefront LASIK consultation today!
