We know the decision to have LASIK surgery is a big one, so we take great care to
determine what’s best for you as our patient.
That’s why we offer bladefree LASIK treatment using the IntraLase method. With the
IntraLase method, pulses of laser light create your corneal flap, which is then lifted
so the next step of LASIK—the reshaping of your cornea—can be performed. When your LASIK
treatment is over, the flap is securely repositioned into place. This bladeless,
computer-guided technology is 100% more accurate than most of the mechanical
microkeratomes (hand-held devices with a thin metal blade) that surgeons may also use
to create a corneal flap.
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.
How the IntraLase Method Works
Unlike mechanical instruments, IntraLase technology is uniquely able to program
the dimensions of your flap based on what’s best for your eye. Then the IntraLase
laser creates your flap from below the surface of the cornea—without ever cutting it. How?
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Ultra–fast pulses 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 moves 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.
Because of the superior accuracy of the IntraLase method, certain patients who were
ineligible for LASIK may now be able to have treatment. Ask your doctor today if you
are a candidate.
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