LASIK
During LASIK the surgeon first creates a thin corneal flap using a device called a microkeratome. The corneal flap is lifted up, and the laser beam is applied to the exposed interior surface of the cornea to reshape the tissue. The flap is then replaced over the treated area. This corneal flap serves a natural bandage, which eliminates the discomfort associated with other types of refractive surgery, and expedites the healing process. Because of the extraordinary bonding properties of the corneal tissue, stiches are not need to keep the flap in place after LASIK surgery.
Allegretto Wave Laser
Laser vision correction procedures differ in a number of ways, but conventional treatments use the same formula to treat every person with the same optical prescription.
The Allegretto Wave, however, was conceived from the start to perform custom treatments and incorporates wavefront technology principles into each procedure while adjusting each treatment to the patient’s individual cornea.
In addition, the Allegretto Wave is the fastest laser system available in the U.S. today, and allows the surgeon to finely sculpt the patient’s new vision with precise accuracy. This laser also features an ultra-fast eye-tracking system to follow eye movement during the procedure.
This high-speed tracker is a key component of the system’s unique PerfectPulse Technology, developed to accurately control the energy level and exact placement of every laser pulse. Understanding that all eyes are not the same, the Allegretto Wave takes into consideration each patient’s individual corneal steepness and automatically compensates for laser energy that can be lost in the periphery of the cornea due to the eye’s natural shape. By doing so, the Allegretto Wave specifically addresses spherical aberrations that can potentially cause glare and may distort night vision.
More about the Allegretto Wave:
- In FDA trials, 93 percent of all patients saw as well or better without glasses after treatment than they did with glasses prior to treatment
- More than 50 percent achieved 20/16 vision or better
- Fewer than 5 percent needed an enhancement later
- The Allegretto Wave was granted clearance for the widest approval range ever initially granted to a new laser system (see sidebar, above)
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