The IntraLase Method is a 100% BLADE-FREE approach to creating your corneal flap, the thin flap of tissue that the doctor folds back in order to perform your LASIK procedure.
Traditionally, doctors have used an instrument called a microkeratome for the creation of corneal flaps. The microkeratome is a hand held blade that moves across the eye, cutting the cornal flap as it goes. While LASIK is extremely safe, if complications do occur the microkeratome is most often the cause.
With the Intralase method, tiny pulses of laser light, a quadrillionth of a second each, pass through the outer portion of your cornea and form a uniform layer of microscopic bubbles just beneath the surface of your eye. The exact dimensions of this layer of bubbles are determined by your doctor based on what's best for your eye, and are computer controlled for maximum precision.
The IntraLase Method enables your doctor to create your corneal flap without a blade ever touching your eye.
IntraLase is the most sophisticated and accurate technology for corneal flap creation available today and has given many patients greater confidence and assurance in choosing laser vision correction.
When comparing the traditional bladed microkeratomes to the new IntraLase, it has been clearly demonstrated in numerous studies that the IntraLase provides:
1) Better QUALITY of Vision
2) Increased SAFETY of the Procedure
3) Increased lifetime STRENGTH of the cornea
These are some of the main reasons why the US Naval Top Gun Pilots now only receive the IntraLase CustomVue LASIK eye surgery.
