FARSIGHTED AND/OR ASTIGMATIC INDIVIDUALS CAN NOW BENEFIT FROM WAVEFRONT LASIK

Custom Wavefront technology - the most precise laser vision correction measurement and treatment - is now available to farsighted individuals with or without astigmatism.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently OK'd the VISX CustomVue Hyperopia procedure as the first U.S. approved wavefront-guided laser treatment for farsighted persons. During the FDA trials, four times as many participants were very satisfied with their night vision after the VISX CustomVue procedure compared to their night vision before with glasses or contacts.

LASIK laser treatment helps individuals who are nearsighted, farsighted and/or astigmatism see clearly without glasses or contacts by altering the shape of the cornea.
The FDA approval essentially means if an individual qualifies, he or she can receive wavefront-guided LASIK regardless of the type of refractive error. CustomVue for Myopia (farsightedness) has been FDA approved since May, 2003.

Wavefront technology was originally developed for use in high-powered telescopes to reduce distortions when viewing distant objects in space. Its adaptation to laser vision correction has incorporated detailed measuring of imperfections in the eye. A sophisticated piece of diagnostic equipment called the WaveScan identifies and measures imperfections in an individual's eye 25 times more precisely than previous methods. WaveScan permits LASIK surgeons to analyze a person's entire visual system, not just the shape of the cornea.

With the FDA's approval, this WaveScan data - which is contained in a report called the WavePrint - can now be transferred to the VISX Star S4 laser for custom Wavefront-guided LASIK to provide a new level of accuracy and precision. Studies show the possibility will now exist for more individuals to see better than 20/20 after LASIK surgery.

FDA clinical study data presented at the 2003 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ACRS) revealed that one year following Wavefront guided LASIK, 94% of the study participants could see 20/20 or better: 74% could see 20/16 or better, and 27% could see 20/12.5 or better. Also. neariy 70 percent had either the same or better post-op vision than their best visual acuity with glasses or contacts. Additionally, four times as many participants were very satisfied with their night vision compared to their night vision with glasses or contacts. In the past. 20/20 was considered the benchmark of good vision ... NOT ANYMORE!

The best way to describe the benefits of Wavefront-guided LASIK is the comparison of buying a suit/dress "off the rack' vs. having the garment custom made with a multitude of personalized measurements for the best fit. A custom-fit garment will most likely fit better.

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