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 Refractive Surgery is an outpatient procedure which allows refractive errors --- nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism --- to be corrected with the skill and expertise of an ophthalmologic surgeon and the technology of the laser. Laser vision correction uses a cool beam of light to gently reshape the curvature of the eye, the cornea, which improves vision. The light gently pulses to remove the curvature of the cornea, allowing images to be more sharply focused on the retina.
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Refractive Surgery for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism is designed to be a one time treatment that should reduce the overall condition while also reducing or eliminating your dependence on glasses and contact lenses.
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LASIK is a procedure that can correct nearsightedness or farsightedness using a laser to re-shape the cornea.
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CustomVue™ helps to enable the patient’s optimal vision as it helps to customize the LASIK procedure to meet his or her individual eye. Using WaveScan WaveFront® technology, it corrects nearsightedness and/or astigmatism by measuring the fine imperfections of each eye. Through this measurement, an individualized, custom “map” is created that the laser uses as a guide in the correction process.
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This procedure is usually for individuals over age 40 who wish to stop using reading glasses. It is a five to ten-minute, non-laser procedure that improves vision by using radio frequency to shrink the tissue in the cornea. Most often it is necessary to only conduct the procedure in one eye.
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Yes. Over one million patients worldwide have had this procedure performed successfully. The FDA has recognized laser vision correction to be a safe and effective procedure and has approved use of the laser for the treatment of vision problems.
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