IntraLase Procedure Improves Accuracy,
Safety & Outcomes
EDMONTON, Aug. 30 /CNW/ - Clearly LASIK Edmonton improves laser
vision correction safety and visual outcomes with new 'bladeless'
IntraLase(R) laser. The IntraLase(R) laser replaces the hand-held
mechanical microkeratome (or surgical blade), traditionally used
to create a corneal flap before each LASIK procedure. With the
new computer-guided IntraLase laser, the surgeon can create a
precisely shaped flap with unprecedented accuracy.
Dr. Joseph King of Clearly LASIK Edmonton states, "We've
found patient comfort has improved with use of the IntraLase and
the new blade free approach has greatly decreased patient fear.
Combining IntraLase technology with CustomVue personalized LASIK
has resulted in our patients rapidly seeing even clearer than
they could see with glasses or contacts."
Evidence from multiple peer-reviewed papers and over 1,000,000
procedures prove that the IntraLase laser can create a safer flap
than the mechanical microkeratome, and can provide more patients
with better than 20/20 vision.
How The IntraLase Laser Works
The ultra-fast IntraLase FS femtosecond (fem-to-second) laser
creates a
corneal flap of precise depth, diameter and centration using
an infrared beam.
The silent beam of laser light is focused to a precise point
within the stroma
(central layer of the cornea) where each pulse of the laser
creates a tiny
2- to 3-micron bubble of carbon dioxide and water vapour. Thousands
of these
microscopic bubbles are precisely positioned to define the flap's
dimensions,
as well as the location of the hinge. Bubbles are then stacked
along the edge
of the flap up to the corneal surface to complete the flap.
The surgeon then
lifts the flap to allow for treatment by the excimer laser.
When treatment is
complete, the flap is repositioned.
Clearly LASIK Edmonton is located in downtown Edmonton's Scotia
Place.
The center is the first in Alberta to offer CustomVue wavefront
guided lasik
in combination with IntraLase technology.
For further information: Dr. Joseph King, MD, FRCSC, Clearly
Lasik
Edmonton, (206) 850-1491 (cell), www.clearlylasik.com
