Surface Laser Vision Correction (PRK)
With PRK, the excimer laser is applied directly to the surface of the cornea to reshape it, correcting nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism and focusing the image directly on the retina. With PRK, we can correct thinner corneas and those with certain conditions requiring treatment of the superficial corneal layers. PRK is less invasive than LASIK or IntraLASIK because with LASIK a flap is made in the cornea. With PRK, the correction is made on the surface of the cornea without the need to create a flap.
LASIK Laser Vision Correction
LASIK can be used to correct hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism. LASIK has always involved two steps: first making a flap then reshaping the cornea with the Excimer laser. With the IntraLase FS Laser, or ILASIK , high-speed delivery of over a million tiny bubbles gently separates the layers of the corneal tissue and creates a customized flap of the desired thickness, size, and location. The Excimer laser reshapes the cornea and the flap is put back into place while the corneal tissue sticks to itself. With this technology, IntraLASIK is an ALL-LASER procedure.
CustomVue Individualized Laser Vision Correction
Thanks to the advances in technology, known as the Wavefront vision mapping, we can measure and address visual disorders that previously could not even be detected.
Wavefront maps are plotted by passing a narrow ray of eye-safe light through the optical system and measuring the optical distortions as the light exits the eye. These patterns, called aberrations, are then compared with the flat wavefront maps associated with normal vision.
The result is Custom Laser Vision Correction, a new level of precision and accuracy never before possible.