Intralase


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  • IntraLase is the first blade-free laser technology for performing the first step of the LASIK procedure: creating the corneal flap.
  • Prior to IntraLase, this first step was done manually using a hand-held device with an oscillating metal razor blade, called a microkeratome. While LASIK has proven to be a successful and relatively safe procedure, the majority of complications with LASIK arise from the use of microkeratomes.
  • IntraLase makes LASIK safer by replacing the hand-held microkeratome blade with the silent computer-guided precision of a laser, virtually eliminating severe sight-threatening blade-related LASIK complications as a result.
  • IntraLase delivers micron-level accuracy more than 100 times greater than a microkeratome.


IntraLase Makes LASIK Better

  • IntraLase improves the overall safety profile and visual results of LASIK, be it custom or standard.
  • The IntraLase laser is dramatically less likely to produce seriously thin flaps or extremely thick flaps, events which could lead to devastating complications.
  • Clinical studies confirm that patients see better following LASIK with IntraLase than with the hand-held microkeratome blade:
    • More patients achieved 20/20 or better vision with IntraLase-initiated LASIK.
    • Patients who stated a preference in a prospective, randomized study preferred the post-operative vision of their IntraLase-treated eye 3-to-1 over their blade-treated eye.
    • IntraLase created fewer high- and low-order aberrations, which can be associated with night glare and halos.
    • In several studies, standard tests performed to diagnose dry eye indicated better results for IntraLase-treated patients.
    • IntraLase patients required fewer enhancement procedures following LASIK.
    • The precise IntraLase flap significantly reduces the incidence of post-operative induced astigmatism as compared with microkeratome-created flaps.