iLASIK refers to a combination of custom LASIK surgery (Advanced CustomVueTM )and blade-free LASIK surgery (INTRA-LASE TM ), both of which have made major strides in improving overall quality of treatment.
Nasa and American Army approved iLASIK on astronauts and air force pilots. "NASA's approval is further evidence that today's LASIK exceeds all established standards of safety and effectiveness," said Steven Schallhorn, M.D., retired captain of the U.S. Navy, investigator in multiple studies involving use of LASIK and other refractive surgeries for treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.Moreover, Intra Lasik gives opportunity to the surgeon to have the maximum control. In addition, all complications related to blade have been removed by Intra Lase technology.
At the same time, Intra Lasik gives the surgeon opportunity for maximum control and to reach the prompted. This means the prompted can be fully achieved by Intra Lase. Additionally, all complications related to blade using have been overcome by Intra Lase technology.
With Intralase, computer-controlled femtosecond laser does the neccessary incision in the cornea and we can form the flap just like we want to. In other words, incision is done by laser instead of blade. This helps the operator to get rid of the complications caused by blade incision. Furthermore, intralase gives us the opportunity to adjust flap thikness to desired level with high sensibility so boundaries of treatment can be safely widened. By means of this high technology, many eyes which are not suitable for LASIK can be suitable for IntraLASIK.
In IntraLASIK applications, we form flap by high technology femtosecond laser instead of blade. That means 1. step is also actualized without any mechanical interference but only by laser. This means the whole LASIK process from beginning to the end is accomplished by laser and it is the most remarkable achievement in retractive surgery in the last 10 years.What are the advantages of ILASIK application?
- Visual sharpness obtained by ILASIK treatment is very high.
- ILASIK application is the result of technological advancements of the last 10 years.
- ILASIK is such an application which brings latest developments together in the most efficient way.
- ILASIK application is a FDA approved technology offering positive results and proven to be effective.
- ILASIK is a customized treatment in which every stage is performed by taking the patient’s eye structure and visual capacity as the base.
- A customized flap is formed.
- It provides laser opportunity for thin corneas that cannot have normal lasik treatment.
- Flap complications have declined to minimum.
- The risk of slipping and wrinkling of flap is less.
- Recovery is faster.
- It offers the opportunity of forming flap at desired thickness and width.
- It provides a more clear view because it includes Wavefront treatment.
- Disturbance from car headlights at nights is less.
Why Ilasik?
For a more clear vision, customized flap (intralase), customized treatment (Wavefront), appropriateness for even astronauts and pilots who must have perfect visual capacity; ILASIK.
Visx Star
Reliability, high technology and performance of VISX STAR Excimer Laser device is world wide known. It is accepted as the highest laser technology of today.
Excimer laser is FDA approved an done of the most advanced devices in the world. By means of its 3 dimensional active eye tracking module, it can automatically follow eye movements at even micron level during the operation and provides the planned treatment to be accomplished without any deviation.It possesses the facility of forming 7 laser spots at different diameters which gives the surgeon to imply special treatment according to patient’s personal needs an deye structure. This new model excimer has taken its place today as the highest laser technology
Its basic qualifications that do not exist almost in any of excimer laser devices are shortly listed as:
- Variable Spot Scanning (VSS) : By means of this speciality, a much more uniform surface can be formed on cornea and treatment duration can be fairly shortened
- Variable Repetition Rate (VRR): Operation time can be fairly shortened by means of variable repetition rate.
- Active Track 3-D Active Eye Tracking: Even in very small eye movements, system can follow the eye and focus the ray in the desired point
- Active Track Automatic Centering : Laser ray router is automatically locked on the pupilla. So all rays are perfectly directed to the center as they should be
- Iris Registration Programme (IR): This speciality does not exist in any of the excimer laser devices in the world. It is a perfect technological wonder. It is the first and only FDA approved recognition method which was immediately approved in USA. It can be applied without touching the patient and eye to perform desired Wavefront treatment.