CustomVue / Custom Laser Vision Correction
Until recently, LASIK treated patients strictly based on their optical prescription despite the fact that their eyes each have a unique set of naturally occurring imperfections. This is known as conventional LASIK.
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LASIK
LASIK combines the accuracy of the Excimer laser with the quick-healing characteristics of a procedure first performed in 1949 called Lamellar Keratoplasty. The primary difference between PRK and LASIK is that the surface of the cornea is treated with PRK while the inner tissue of the cornea is treated with LASIK. Both have similar success rates, but LASIK offers patients less postoperative discomfort and a quicker return to functional vision.
EPI-LASIK
Epi-LASIK is a new and improved breakthrough in Laser Vision Correction technique that combines the advantages of PRK and LASIK and eliminates most of their disadvantages. Treating the surface of the cornea without any cutting of the cornea may produce a more predictable outcome for wavefront-guided “Custom” laser vision correction.
LASEK
LASEK represents a surgical advancement of PRK, which was the original laser vision correction procedure, first approved by the FDA in 1995. It combines certain elements of both PRK and the more popular LASIK procedure and may offer some advantages over LASIK for certain patients. With LASEK, instead of removing the epithelium as with PRK, a flap of surface epithelium is loosened with a diluted alcohol solution and moved aside. The surface under the epithelium is treated with the laser, and the epithelial flap is returned to its original position, as with LASIK. A protective, soft contact lens is then placed over the cornea to make the eye more comfortable while it heals.
CK NearVision
NearVision CK is a non-laser procedure that can reduce or eliminate farsightedness and presbyopia and offer those who have difficulty seeing small print the opportunity to read again without bifocals or reading glasses. It is best suited for patients over the age of 40 who had good vision until they reached their forties.