Laser Vision Correction Technology
Surgeon experience combined with the latest advances in laser vision technology are the two most important elements that determine how you will see after laser vision correction. At Hunkeler Eye Institute, PA, we invest heavily in training with leading edge technology. Our commitment to you is that we will not take short cuts to save you a few dollars. If you are shopping around for laser vision correction, use this section of our Web site to compare our technology to others.
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Diagnostic Technology:
State-of-the-art diagnostic equipment is important because it's used to determine whether you are a candidate for laser vision correction, and if so, which procedure is most appropriate for you. It's also used to calculate the customized settings for the laser for your particular treatment.
Lasers:
Now in its second decade of use, the technologically advanced Excimer laser has added a tremendous amount of precision, control and safety to treating nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. We have a number of Excimer lasers so we can choose the laser that is best suited to treat your specific eye condition.
The IntraLaseR Method for a Blade-free LASIK Experience
We know the decision to have LASIK surgry is a big one, so we take great care to determine what's best for you as our patient. That's why we offer blade-free LASIK treatment using the IntraLase laser.
How the IntraLase Method Works
Unlike mechanical instruments, IntraLase technology is uniquely able to program the diminsions of your flap based upon what's best for your eye. Then the IntraLase laser createds your flap from below the surface of the cornea--without every cutting it. How?
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Ultra-fast pluses of laser light position microscopic bubbles at a precise depth determined by your doctor. |
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The laser light passes harmlessly through your cornea. Then the laser creates rows of these bubbles just beneath your corneal surface as it moved back and forth across your eye in a uniform plane. |
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Next, the IntraLase laser stacks bubbles around your corneal diameter to create the edges of your flap. These bubbles are stacked at an angle that is determined by your doctor and is individualized to the way your eye is shaped. |
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The process takes only about 30 seconds from start to finish--it's quiet and it's comfortable. |
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Your doctor then gently lifts the flap to allow for the second step of your LASIK treatment. When treatment is complete, the flap easily "locks" back into position and rapidly begins to heal. |
IntraLase Assurance and Comfort
The IntraLase method has been used successfully on hundreds of thousands of eyes and we trust this advanced technology to deliver exceptional results. Our commitment is to provide you with the ultimate in comfort, safety, and outstanding vision. LASIK with IntraLase can help you achieve all of this--while it delivers the added assurance of knowing you're being treated with the most advanced technology there is.
LASIK performed with IntraLase is preferred by patients.
In a survey of clinical practices, the vision in the IntraLase-treated eye was preferred up to 3 to 1 by patients over the vision in the mechanical blade-treated eye (among those who stated a preference.)
LASIK performed with IntraLase delivers superior visual results.
In a clinical study comparing the IntraLase laser to the leading microkeratome, more patients achieved 20/20 vision or better in standard and custom LASIK surgery when the IntraLase method was used to create the corneal flap. |
