IntraLase LASIK Laser Eye Surgery

Introduction to IntraLase LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
IntraLase is one of the most advanced laser eye surgery procedures available on the market today. It is also known as 'Bladeless LASIK' or 'All -Laser LASIK,

In normal LASIK surgery, a hand-held blade or microkeratome is used to create a flap on the cornea so that the Eximer laser can be used to work on the layer below. With the IntraLase procedure, a laser is also used for cutting the flap.

In place of the microkeratome blade, a femtosecond laser is used. With the use of this special laser, the flap that is cut can be more precise than the comparable manual methods.

By using the femtosecond laser any distortion and complications that arise from cutting the flap are significantly less than using traditional methods

How is the IntraLase procedure performed?
Sophisticated computer software is used to guide the femtosecobd laser beam as it creates tiny bubbles, less than three microns in diameter, on the outer layer of the cornea.

The flap in the cornea is created to the exact size and depth as planned by the surgeon. As with using a microkeratome to create the flap there is a small section of tissue that is not cut and retains contact with the cornea.


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Advantages of IntraLase over traditional LASIK?
There are a number of significant advantages that can be derived from using Intra Lase over traditional LASIK.

You will tend to heal quicker and your recovery from surgery will be speedier.

The surgery itself will be more accurate which makes for better results.

More patients have reported achieving twenty-twenty vision and less patients have reported deterioration in vision.

You will have better cornea flap cuts which will be cleaner and less prone to infections and inflammations

Patients with thin corneas were not suitable candidates for the LASIK surgery procedure but they can take advantage of the IntraLase procedure..
There are fewer complications with the LASIK procedure when it is used in conjunction with the IntraLase method.

When the IntraLase method is used, the curve of the cornea is followed.

The flap that is produced has vertical edges that are much easier for the surgeon to manage.

Since the IntraLase lasers are much more sterile than blades, the chances of infection and inflammation are virtually eliminated.

During the IntraLase procedure a low vacuum suction ring is used to hold the eye in place instead of the much stronger vacuum used in blade surgery.

With the reduced tension on the eye from the low vacuum suction, there may be slightly more chances of superficial bleeding.

This type of bleeding does not affect your vision and it resolves by itself quite quickly.





Latest developments in IntraLase technology?
Femtosecond treatment procedures are being combined with IntraLase and Wavefront technology to create what is being called. 'All Laser LASIK' or 'IntraLASIK'.

IntraLASIK may well develop into the next generation of laser eye surgery and could be the ultimate solution to correcting vision problems.