LASIK (Bladeless)

There are two steps in the LASIK procedure. First, the surgeon creates a micro-thin corneal flap, which is lifted to expose the inner cornea for step two, tissue ablation by the excimer laser. The Intralase Femtosecond (FS) laser introduced the concept of blade-free LASIK in 2001 and today it is one of the fastest growing refractive surgical techniques.

Unlike mechanical instruments, Intralase technology is uniquely able to program the dimensions of your corneal flap based on what’s best for your eye. The Intralase laser then creates the corneal flap from below the surface of the cornea, without ever cutting it.

LASIK with Intralase

With Intralase, pulses of laser light create your corneal flap, which is then lifted so the next step of LASIK – the reshaping of your cornea – can be performed. When your LASIK treatment is over, the flap is securely repositioned in to place.

Intralase is 100% blade-free, exceptionally advanced and has been shown to improve outcomes, especially among custom/wavefront patients. This method has been used successfully on hundreds of thousands of eyes and we trust this advanced technology to deliver exceptional results.

Our commitment is to provide you with the ultimate in comfort, safety and outstanding vision. LASIK with Intralase can help you achieve all of this – while delivering the added assurance of knowing you’re being treated with the most advanced technology available.

Steps of LASIK Treatment

Step 1

The ultra-fast laser uses an infrared light beam, generating up to 60,000 pulses per second, to prepare an optimal corneal architecture below the surface.

Using an”inside-out” process, the Intralase laser is precisely focused to a point within the cornea, where thousands of microscopic bubbles are formed to define the architecture of the intracorneal surface and the resulting flap.

The surgeon controls flap diameter, depth, hinge location and width, and side-cut architecture. The Intralase FS laser allows the surgeon to vary these factors to suit each individual patient.

Bubbles are then stacked along the edge up to the corneal surface, completing step one.

Step 2

The physician then exposes the prepared corneal bed for excimer laser treatment by lifting the flap. The LASIK procedure is complete when the flap is securely repositioned on its bevelled edge.