LASIK has been the most widely performed and accepted form of laser eye surgery since it completed U.S. clinical trials in 1991. The term LASIK stands for Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis, which means, “to reshape the cornea, from within, using a laser.”

During LASIK surgery, a flap is first created in the cornea. Then, a laser beam works within the cornea to reshape it for vision correction. After the reshaping, the flap is put back into place and serves as a sort of natural bandage.

With this technique, the cornea heals more quickly and reduces your discomfort during the healing process as compared to other laser eye surgeries.

Reshaping the Cornea:

While eyeglasses and contact lenses also help correct certain vision problems, they are considered vision aids, not surgical procedures. LASIK and other vision correction procedures are, in fact, designed to help you eliminate or reduce the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses.

You may now be experiencing nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism because your eye isn’t shaped correctly. The LASIK procedure uses a laser beam to reshape it and correct the refractive error. The reshaped cornea then focuses images directly onto the retina.

Customized LASIK
The Latest Advancement in Laser Vision Correction
Customized Laser Vision correction:
Wavefront-Guided LASIK

The wavefront devise creates a “map” of your eyes that goes beyond traditional vision testing. It works by passing a narrow ray of eye-safe light through the optical system and measuring the optical distortions as the light exits the eye. The map reflects your eye’s vision problems compared to a perfect eye’s wavefront map, which is flat. An eye that requires vision correction has a map that shows irregularities. The map is sent to the laser system, which aligns it exactly to match your eye. The computer uses these actual specific attributes of your eye to guide the laser beam that reshapes your cornea.
Not all doctors are equipped to offer truly wavefront-guided LASIK. At Las Olas Laser Eye Center we have 2 custom wavefront systems,
The VISX Star 4 eximer laser with CustomVue® and the LADARVision ® laser with LADARwave Custom Cornea Wavefront ® Anaysis Technology.

Only Customized LASIK Treats Higher Order Aberrations

Higher order aberrations are vision problems that experts believe can contribute to low-light vision problems like halos and glare. Traditional forms of LASIK, eyeglasses, or contact lenses cannot treat higher order aberrations. The capture and mapping of the eye’s wavefront, the matching of that wavefront map to the cornea, and the computerized guidance of the excimer laser using that map create the most advanced treatments and results.