There's a new standard for laser vision correction that's making things easy for physicians (just ask for AMO®) and patients (just ask for the iLASIK procedure). The iLASIK solution is the unprecedented combination of IntraLase® technology and the Advanced CustomVue® procedure. Quite simply, this one-of-a-kind blend of technology yields clinical benefits at every step.
IntraLase technology gives you the capability to precision-design your patient's intracorneal architecture in terms of diameter, depth, edge angle and morphology — creating the optimal stromal bed for the refractive procedure.
The Advanced CustomVue procedure is a customized laser vision correction procedure designed to correct the unique imperfections of your patients’ eyes. Through the use of WaveScan® technology, Advanced CustomVue is able to deliver an accurate and effective treatment. The revolutionary Fourier algorithms enable WaveScan to deliver the highest resolution available, resulting in the most accurate and individualized treatment possible for the widest range of indications. Advanced CustomVue is also the only procedure to offer Iris Registration, the first fully automated method of aligning and registering wavefront correction, helping to ensure precision and accuracy.
While conventional LASIK has been a complete revolution in vision correction, TLC also offers the latest in laser vision correction technology: Custom LASIK. Custom LASIK is a procedure that enables your surgeon to further customize the conventional LASIK procedure to your individual eyes. This customized procedure may result in patients seeing clearer and sharper than ever before. FDA studies show that Custom LASIK may produce better vision than is possible with contact lenses or glasses.
In clinical studies, Custom LASIK has been able to provide patients with:
- A greater chance of having 20/20 vision
- The potential for better vision than is possible with contacts or glasses
- Less incidence of glare and halos
- Potentially better overall vision, even at night.
Better Quality Vision
Clinical studies have shown that Custom LASIK may improve not only what you see but also how well you see it. In the past, all vision was measured using a standard vision chart. If you could see the letters, the doctor would use that measurement for how well you could see. But now, with Custom LASIK, doctors are able to focus on the quantity as well as the quality of your vision. Many patients who have had Custom LASIK are reporting the ability to see clearer than ever before.
Higher Order Aberrations
Several types of visual imperfections, referred to as lower- and higher-order aberrations, exist within the eye and may affect your vision (the amount of these aberrations vary from person to person). Previously, only lower-order aberrations (such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism) could be measured and treated. Higher-order aberrations may also have a significant impact on vision and have been linked to glare and halos. Now Custom LASIK may help to further customize your treatment of these higher-order aberrations that, in the past, could not be adequately treated with glasses, contacts or conventional LASIK treatments. Your doctor will recommend the best procedure for you based on your personal aberrations.
The Technology of Custom LASIK
Custom LASIK uses a wavefront analyzer to measure the way light travels through your eye. The wavefront analyzer creates a customized 3-D map of your eye that looks at your entire optical system. This map provides information about the unique visual characteristics of your eye which adds an additional level of data about your vision, enabling your TLC surgeon to further customize your vision correction.
The AMO WaveScan WaveFront™ System leads the industry for outstanding wavefront acquisition and diagnostic capabilities. Fast and powerful, the WaveScan System delivers unprecedented measurement accuracy, enhancing the precision of the Advanced CustomVue™ procedure.
Using AMO Fourier algorithms, WaveScan captures the unique imperfections of each patient's eye using 100 percent of the available Hartmann-Shack data points for more accurate wavefront error reconstruction. The system provides the highest resolution available for any shape pupil (up to 7 mm), enabling precise, individualized treatment for the broadest range of visual imperfections.
Additional Benefits
- Personalizes the Advanced CustomVue™ treatment for each patient according to the unique characteristics of his or her eyes.
- Allows you to link diagnostic information to laser treatment.
- Advanced features like off-line programming and auto exam selection improve workflow efficiencies.
LASIK surgery may be elective, but good vision is not. We understand how valuable your sight is to you, and we keep our sights set on providing safe and advanced technologies for our patients. That is why Bladeless LASIK using the IntraLase® laser is a technology chosen for our Centers.
What is Bladeless LASIK?
In the LASIK and CustomLASIK procedures, a flap of corneal tissue must be created and then folded back. The cornea is the transparent dome-like structure that covers the iris and pupil of your eye. By creating a flap in the cornea, the surgeon is able to perform the laser vision correction treatment on the inner layer of the cornea and allows for a rapid visual recovery.
With Bladeless LASIK, the surgeon uses a laser to create the corneal flap. This technology enables the surgeon the ability to customize the corneal flap for every individual patient. In recent studies done by IntraLase, this technology may now make it possible to treat those who were previously dismissed as non candidates due to thin corneas.
The Procedure
Our doctors can offer customization for you in all parts of the procedure: custom diagnosis (before the procedure), custom flap (Bladeless LASIK), and custom treatment (to complete the procedure).
Confidence in your Decision
As with all technologies that TLC uses, please consult your local TLC Laser Eye Centers® location for guidance. A comprehensive consultation will determine what is the best treatment for you.
- Studies have shown the incidence of dry eye symptoms may be reduced with Bladeless LASIK.
- With Bladeless LASIK and its customization components, surgeons can treat a wider variety of patients, including patients with thin corneas.
- Bladeless LASIK has been used in more than one million LASIK procedures worldwide.
The VISX S4 eye tracker tracks the pupil during the procedure using an infrared camera that takes measurements 60 times/second (60 Hz). Even small eye movements are detected by the tracker and the appropriate adjustments are made to provide accurate placement of the laser treatment.
The 60 kHz IntraLase silently creates over 500,000 microscopic pulses over the 20 seconds of laser application to create the laser flap in the safest and most advanced method currently available. The application of the IntraLase is seen as a white/gray circle advancing over the cornea.
Iris registration (IR) is incredibly advanced computer technology that is exclusively part of the CustomVue treatment program. The laser computer compares the unique iris patterns of the eye under the laser to the iris patterns identified during the testing prior to the procedure. First, the iris is "verified" as being from the correct patient and the correct eye of that patient. Next, any rotation of the eye is identified (cyclorotation) and the appropriate adjustment is made to the treatment rotation. Finally, the centration of the CustomVue treatment is further refined according to the center of the pupil under the light of the laser (centroid shift). All of these adjustments allow for the most accurate application of the custom wavefront treatment currently available.
