Custom LASIK

Like traditional LASIK, Custom LASIK has improved the vision for untold numbers of people. Custom LASIK, also called wavefront LASIK, uses a 3-D map of your eye created through a wavefront diagnosis. The wavefront-guided system is able to map the eye in much more detail than traditional LASIK.

Because of this, reshaping the cornea to improve vision is more precise. Custom LASIK is tailored to each individual whether they are myopic or astigmatic. Corrective lenses may become a thing of the past with custom LASIK.

Procedure

To determine if you are a candidate for custom LASIK, your eye doctor will check such things as corneal thickness and the size of your pupil, just as they would for traditional LASIK. Many people may be able to get by with the traditional LASIK procedure. However, if you have problems such as double vision or blurriness, or see halos, ghosts or starbursts, then you are probably a candidate for custom LASIK.

On the day of your surgery, your eyes are numbed with topical eye drops. Then a hinged flap is created in the ultra thin surface of the eye, called the epithelium, by the ophthalmologist using either a microkeratome, a handheld device with an oscillating metal blade, or with a laser. This flap is folded back to expose the inner part of the cornea that will then be reshaped.

Reshaping the cornea is guided by the wavefront map that was created prior to your eye surgery. The surgery is done with pulsed bursts by an excimer laser and takes as little as five minutes an eye. When this is completed, the flap is replaced where it will begin to heal on its own.

Post Custom LASIK Recovery

Most people who undergo custom LASIK surgery should notice an immediate improvement in their vision. You will receive eye drops to use for moisturizing, and as an anti-inflammatory and antibiotic. Your eyes will continue to heal over the next year, and you will visit your eye doctor for several check-ups.

If you feel that you may be a candidate for custom LASIK, please contact a Custom LASIK Surgeon in your area for a consultation.