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Custom LASIK (FAQ)FDA Approval The Difference You've Been Waiting For The FDA has recently approved a new technology that will change how your eye doctor views your vision problems. It’s called Custom LASIK. Custom LASIK is a laser vision correction procedure that uses the unique visual characteristics of your eye to customize your treatment. The Procedure What is Custom LASIK? Custom LASIK is the latest vision correction procedure that provides your doctor with the tools to take a precise measurement of your eyes, like a “fingerprint” of your vision. This custom “fingerprint” is then transmitted to the laser, enabling your surgeon to customize the LASIK procedure to your individual vision requirements. Custom LASIK is a technological advancement in laser vision correction that is necessary for some and desirable for many. VISX Star S4 and Alcon LadarVision A Personalized Approach to Vision Correction Eye Associates of New Mexico uses both the VISX Star S4™ and the Alcon LadarVision® CustomCornea® excimer laser systems to provide the highest level of customized patient care. The VISX Star S4™ excimer laser system uses the WaveScan® wavefront analyzer. The Alcon LadarVision® CustomCornea® excimer laser system uses the LADARWave™ wavefront analyzer. Custom LASIK provides an additional level of precise data about your vision requirements using wavefront technology. The wavefront analyzer measures the way light travels through your eye and compares it to the way light travels through an eye with perfect vision. This device then creates a 3-D wavefront map that is unique in the same way that your DNA is unique to you. Your wavefront map provides a detailed diagram of your vision that allows your doctor to provide you with truly personalized vision correction. Quality of Vision What will Custom LASIK do for me? Custom LASIK may provide you with better quality of vision. By measuring and addressing visual distortions, previous technology couldn’t detect. Sophisticated Technology Why is Custom LASIK more expensive? Just like any product on the market, the most expensive sophisticated technology is always a bit more expensive, the excimer laser systems and wave front technology are state-of-the-art in vision correction technology. Simply put, this technology is capable of producing the highest quality of vision with laser vision correction that is available today. The wavefront analyzer performs specific measurements required to customize the treatment for YOUR eyes. Results Why should I have Custom LASIK if Conventional LASIK worked just fine for my friend? Results for Conventional LASIK have been and continue to be excellent. However, results for LASIK vary for everyone; it really depends on your eyes. Everyone’s eyes are different and while your friend may have responded to conventional LASIK perfectly, results may be different for you. The best thing to do is to come in for a free consultation. Together, the doctor and you can determine which procedure would be best for your eyes. For Custom LASIK - Call our Farmington Office (505) 325-4003 For Blade-Free IntraLase - Call Albuquerque (505) 999-8949 |
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