- VISX laser systems produce the smoothest surface on the cornea after the procedure. Smoother ablations, as they're known, promote faster healing and result in better vision.
- VISX laser systems allow the doctor to track your eye movement in all three dimensions during the treatment, for greater control.
- VISX laser systems achieve an optical zone that may result in reduced problems with night vision
- VISX ActiveTrak™ laser systems produce seven variable sized beams, giving the doctor greater flexibility and allowing for a faster, smoother treatment with precise corneal shaping.
- VISX laser systems require a shorter procedure time, which enhances comfort and may reduce the risk of postoperative complications.
These features aren't the only reasons why the surgeons at LaserVue have chosen VISX laser systems. Their exclusive focus on laser vision correction technology, combined with a history of excellence in design and rigorous FDA approvals, result in a clinical experience and knowledge that is unmatched in the industry. And if that isn't enough, ask one of over 2 million patients, including eye care professionals and their staff, who have undergone successful procedures with VISX laser systems.
WaveScan
The Fingerprint Of Your Vision™
Your vision is unique - as personal as your fingerprint or your DNA. The Wave Scan Wavefront System provides LaserVue doctors with a WavePrint Map.
The WavePrint™ Map
Now, for the first time, the WavePrint Map provides information on more than just the corneal surface of your eye. It reveals the way your entire optical system processes light. The WavePrint Map provides a new level of diagnostic information previously unavailable to the doctor.
Using this information, the doctors at LaserVue can:
- Accurately assess whether you're a good candidate for laser vision correction. Anyone who is considering laser vision correction should obtain a WavePrint Map as the first step
- Along with the other diagnostic tests that your doctor performs, a personalized treatment plan can then be developed to address your unique vision needs.
The WavePrint Map: From the cosmos to your eye doctor's office
The WavePrint Map is derived from technology first developed to correct distortions of light waves from space. This allowed researchers to accurately view images of stars and planets. The WavePrint Map uses the same technology to measure light waves as they travel through your eye. This technology provides a precise and more detailed analysis of your vision.
Variable Spot Scanning
Provides Flexibility In More Personalized Laser Vision Correction
Variable Spot Scanning (VSS)* is an exclusive VISX laser technology that allows for a larger treatment area. This offers the physician greater flexibility in developing a more personalized laser vision procedure when pupil size may be a consideration.
Unlike other scanning systems, VSS provides variable size and shape beams with scanning capabilities. This gives the device a wide range of indications, offering more flexibility in personalizing refractive treatments for myopic, astigmatic, and hyperopic patients.
How VSS™ Technology Works
Seven-beam array: This exclusive VISX technology produces an even and homogenous energy profile using a sophisticated array of seven beams for a uniquely consistent, smooth treatment that no other laser system can match.
Variable-size beams: Unlike fixed-spot lasers, beam diameters range in size from 1.0 mm to 6.0mm to perform even the most intricate procedure.
Variable-shape beams: Beams are shaped to create spherical, cylindrical, or elliptical removals depending on treatment needs.
Scanning capabilities: Beams scan across the cornea for flexible treatment modalities. And, unlike fixed-beam scanning lasers, the VSS seven-beam technology removes more tissue per pulse, enabling procedures to be completed quickly and efficiently.
*The VISX laser utilizes the VSS technology in creating a blend zone in myopic patients receiving-1.0 diopter of vision correction.
