Laser Eye Surgery (PRK & Lasik) Procedures

LASIK and PRK
Refractive Lens Exchange
Monovision

VISX Advanced CustomVue Procedure

Driven by AMO Wavescan™ technology (previously known as VISX), this procedure provides unprecedented levels of accuracy and precision during your treatment. The technology allows physicians to customize the treatment according to the unique characteristics of each patients’ eye, unlike traditional methods which base the treatment on prescription information similar to that used for glasses and contacts.

The Custom Wavefront Guided procedure is used for patients with myopia, hyperopia and all forms of astigmatism. The approvals for this procedure are based on multi-center studies that confirmed safety and efficacy of this advanced procedure.

Only the Star S4 Custom Wavefront Guided procedure by AMO measures and utilizes 240 data points on your cornea (Fourier analysis) to capture and treat all the imperfections of your eyes’ optical system versus other lasers such as the Bausch and Lomb which collect only 28 data points (Zernicke analysis). The benefits of having more data points analyzed results in greater accuracy of information collected during diagnosis and treatment, therefore potentially providing you with a better outcome.

The patented advanced technology called Iris Registration (IR) was approved in 2005 and was the first fully automated method of aligning and registering wavefront corrections during a procedure. The wavefront scan provides a very intricate pattern for treatment of each individual eye. The Iris Registration aligns the eye for precise placement of the laser pulses that re-creates this pattern. Only the Star S4 Custom Wavefront Guided procedure with Iris Registration compensates for the natural rotational movement that occurs when you lay down. It is also the only system that compensates for the pupil center movement that occurs when your pupil constricts under operating lights. Reduction of these two factors provides for more precise treatment placement and centering. Better alignment and centering allows for better results.

The Star S4 IR laser is also the ONLY laser that can -register your iris after the lasik flap has been lifted which enables the physician to instantly re-register in the event of intra-operative movement, This is a critical advantage of the AMO Star technology and a major safety benefit to you.