 IntraLase® Bladeless
Lasik
- IntraLase® is
the first blade-free laser technology for performing
the initial step of the LASIK procedure -- creating
the corneal flap.
- Traditionally, this first step was done manually using
a hand-held device with oscillating metal razor blade.
called a microkeratome.
- While LASIK is a successful and relatively safe procedure,
the majority of complications with LASIK arise from
the use of microkeratomes.
- IntraLase makes every LASIK procedure safer and better
by virtually eliminating sever sight-threatening blade-related
LASIK complications.
- In addition to superior safety, clinical studies show
patients see better following LASIK with IntraLase
than with the hand-held blade.
- IntraLase improves the overall safety profile and visual
results of LASIK, whether patients choose a custom
or standard treatment.
Advantages
of IntraLase:
- Improved
Safety
- Better
Vision
- Fewer
Retreatments
- Reduced
Dry Eye Symptoms
- Highest
Degree of Predictability and Precision
- Personalized
Flaps
- Fewer
high- and low-order aberrations, which can be associated
with night glare and halos
Data/Statistics: When given a choice, 78 percent of patients choose IntraLase-initiated
LASIK rather than the blade. In clinical trials, 98 percent of IntraLase-initiated
LASIK eyes achieved 20/20 or better vision. Clinical trial patients who had IntraLase on one eye
and the blade on the other preferred the vision of their
IntraLase-treated eye 3-to-1 over their blade-treated
eye (those with a stated preference) Clinical trial tests performed to diagnose dry eye show
IntraLase reduces symptoms as much as 72 percent.
How IntraLase Works:
- Unlike the microkeratome blade, which cuts across
the cornea to create the flap, IntraLase creates the
flap
from below the surface of the cornea.
- The beam of laser light precisely positions tiny
microscopic bubbles within the central layer of the
cornea to define
the flap's dimensions and distinct beveled edge,
as well as location of the hinge.
- Thousands of these bubbles are then stacked along
the edge of the flap up to the corneal surface to complete
the flap.
- The process from start to finish takes approximately
45 seconds.
- The surgeon then lifts the corneal flap to allow
for treatment by the excimer laser. When treatment
is complete,
the flap is accurately repositioned, thanks to its
beveled edge.
About LASIK:
LASIK is the nation's most-popular vision correction
procedure, representing 88 percent of all refractive
procedures performed annually.
8.2 million LASIK procedures have been performed since
the mid-1990's.
While most commonly associated with the excimer laser,
LASIK is not an "all-laser" procedure due to the use
of the microkeratome blade.
Only LASIK procedures that use IntraLase for the first
step can be considered "all-laser."
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