IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser
The IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser is the first blade-free, most accurate, precise, safe and effective technology for corneal flap creation available today.
This technology is used in the first step of the 2 step Lasik procedure. The surgeon creates a micro-thin corneal flap with the use of the IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser. The second step involves the reshaping of the cornea or the tissue ablation with the use of VISX Star S4 Excimer Laser.
It eliminates the use of the microkeratome blade that has been used as a standard method for cutting the corneal flap for lasik procedures . The IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser, is controlled by a surgeon using computer-controlled laser that delivers rapid pulses of light precisely focused to a point within the cornea. The surgeon also controls flap diameter, depth, hinge location and width and side cut architecture – factors that can be varied to meet patient’s needs. 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 beveled edge.
The IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser delivers micron-level accuracy 100% greater1,2 than a microkeratome for more accurate and consistent flap thickness — which is critical for a successful LASIK outcome.
Retrospective analysis comparing LASIK results with IntraLase™ FS Technology versus the two leading microkeratomes demonstrated that IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser performed better in three areas important to LASIK results and safety: flap thickness, induced astigmatism, and cell injury.3 There are fewer flap-related complications with the IntraLase Method:
- Minimal risk of sight-threatening events (free caps, globe penetration, buttonhole flaps, decentered flaps, and/or incomplete cuts)
- No risk of corneal abrasion
- Reduced risk of dry eye
With IntraLase™ Femtosecond Laser more patients achieved 20/20 or better vision.
