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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

How Custom Wavefront LASIK Works

LaserVue surgeons will begin by using the Wavefront device to transmit a safe ray of light into your eye. The light is then reflected back off the retina, out through the pupil, and into the device, where the reflected wave of light is received and arranged into a unique pattern that captures your lower and higher order aberrations.

All of these visual irregularities are then displayed as a wavefront map. The map provides information on more than just the front surface of the eye. It shows the variability of how light is focused in different areas of the eye. This information is then transferred to the excimer laser, enabling the surgeon to customize the LASIK procedure to your unique visual requirements. The final result is a treatment as unique as your DNA or a fingerprint. Like conventional LASIK, custom LASIK won't cure all vision-related problems, so it's important to discuss its applications with LaserVue doctors to determine if you are a good candidate.

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