Custom LASIK – What is it?
Dr. Probst explains that Custom LASIK is a procedure that utilizes a wavefront analyzer to provide eye care professionals with a precise map of the eye. By detecting exactly how light passes through the eye, the analyzers produce a topographical-like diagram.
This information is then programmed into an excimer laser enabling Dr. Probst to further customize the LASIK procedure to each patient's eyes based on the patient's aberrations.
Custom LASIK has shown promise in treating higher-order aberrations that may contribute to night glare and halos. For many patients, Custom LASIK has resulted in an enhanced quality of vision.
VISX CustomVue™ Laser Vision Procedure
CustomVue™ laser vision correction is now FDA approved to treat myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved CustomVue treatments, establishing a new standard for the correction of nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism.
You may have heard CustomVue treatments referred to as "custom LASIK" or "wavefront LASIK." CustomVue treatments use WaveScan� technology, originally developed to reduce distortions in high-powered telescopes, to:
- Measure imperfections in your eye 25 times more precisely than standard methods.
- Produce a detailed map of your eye � as unique as your fingerprint.
- Generate digital information which is transferred directly to the laser used in your procedure, to provide a new level of precision and accuracy.
In addition, the CustomVue procedure uses Iris Registration Technology � the first fully automated method of aligning and registering wavefront corrections for CustomVue treatments. This non-contact method of aligning the treatment to the cornea provides greater alignment accuracy.
With CustomVue treatments, your doctor can measure and correct the unique imperfections in your vision. As shown in FDA clinical studies for treatment of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, the CustomVue procedure can produce better vision than is possible with glasses or contact lenses.
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Is the CustomVue™ Procedure for You?
Treatments are available for a variety of patients, including those with astigmatism, whether the astigmatism is associated with nearsightedness, farsightedness or mixed astigmatism. As a result, more than 92 percent of the U.S. population that requires vision correction, 21 years of age or older, are eligible for this life-altering procedure.
Treatments are now available for people with:
- myopia (nearsightedness)
- myopia with astigmatism
- hyperopia (farsightedness)
- hyperopia with astigmatism
- mixed astigmatism
People with "mixed" or "irregular" astigmatism have vision that is often difficult to correct with eyeglasses or contact lenses. As shown in an FDA clinical study, with CustomVue treatment these individuals now have the potential to achieve better vision than is possible with glasses or contacts. CustomVue treatment offers the broadest range of wavefront-guided treatments available.
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Clinical Study Results
Until now, eye doctors were forced to practice one-size-fits-all vision. An off-the-shelf eyeglass or contact lens can correct your vision fairly well, but it is not uniquely tailored to "The Fingerprint of Your Vision®."
The CustomVue procedure with WaveScan® technology can enable Dr. Probst to custom-tailor a correction for the unique characteristics of your vision.
In an FDA clinical study for treatment of myopia (nearsightedness), here's what CustomVue patients experienced one year after their procedure. Without using glasses or contact lenses...
- 100% could see 20/40 or better
- 98% could see 20/20 or better
- 70% could see 20/16 or better
Almost three-quarters of study participants could see better than 20/20, and all participants met the legal requirement to obtain a driver's license.
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WaveScan Technology WaveScan technology was originally developed for use in high-powered telescopes to reduce distortions when viewing distant objects in space. This technology has now been applied to laser vision correction, measuring imperfections in the eye never before measured using standard methods for glasses and contact lenses. WaveScan-based digital technology identifies and measures imperfections in your eyes 25 times more precisely than standard methods. In addition, WaveScan digital information is transferred to the laser, driving a new level of precision and accuracy.
Until now, eye doctors were forced to practice one-size-fits-all vision. An off-the-shelf lens can correct your vision fairly well, but it does not correct it precisely. Now, with WaveScan technology, your eye doctor can custom tailor a correction for the unique characteristics of your vision.
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