CustomVue & IntraLase

Since the late 1990s, traditional LASIK has been the procedure of choice for surgeons worldwide in their effort to reduce and eliminate the public's dependence on corrective eyewear. Each year, more than a million people undergo LASIK to treat their myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. LASIK combines the accuracy of the VISX Star S4 eye-tracking Excimer laser with the precision of today's advanced computer technology.

Today, leading surgeons like our doctors are taking LASIK to the next level with CustomVue™, a customized laser procedure recently approved by the FDA. During the CustomVue™ procedure, diagnostic information gathered during the WaveFront scanning process is fed directly into our VISX Star S4 eye-tracking laser.

Just like your fingerprint and DNA, the information fed into the laser is unique to your eyes only. Each of your eyes will receive its own custom laser procedure, with no two custom procedures in the world being identical. Similar to traditional LASIK, our CustomVue™ custom lasik procedure is performed under a protective flap and takes only a few minutes to complete. Patients remain awake and comfortable during the entire procedure. Most patients report little, if any, discomfort.

Our CustomVue™ procedures are performed in the comfort and safety of a specially designed laser suite at the Berkeley Eye Center. To help reduce possible risks and complications, factors such as humidity, temperature and overall air quality are closely monitored and maintained. To schedule an appointment, please call our office at 713-526-3937 or schedule online ».

Berkeley Eye Center is proud to announce it's use of the Intralase flapmaker. IntraLASIK is the latest technological breakthrough in LASIK. We can now perform an all laser, LASIK procedure. Laser Vision Correction is often associated solely with the Excimer laser, but there are actually two very important steps in correcting your vision:

1. Creating a very thin flap of tissue that is folded back during treatment.

2. Reshaping the exposed surface with the Excimer laser and replacing the flap.

  Until now, the flap has been created with a mechanical, bladed device called a microkeratome. With the bladed style microkeratome there was an increased risk of complications such as corneal abrasions, irregular flaps, as well as button-hole flaps. The IntraLASIK procedure offers added safety for patients by eliminating the blade.

Advantages of IntraLASIK

1. Increased Safety:

a. Because there is no variability in blade quality with the IntraLASIK procedure, there is little or no risk of flap irregularities. The all laser approach allows our doctors to design the flap specifically to your eyes and visual needs.

2. Increased Precision:

a. IntraLASIK offers the ability to create a flap of uniform thickness at a pre-programmed depth. The traditional style microkeratome did not account for the curvature of the cornea and created a meniscus style flap, with the edges somewhat thicker than the center. Any variation in flap thickness will result in a variation of your visual outcome. Because we know exactly what depth the flap is being created, we are able to preserve the most corneal tissue following the procedure, leaving each patient with a stronger, more stable eye.

3. Less Painful

a. IntraLASIK is a much less invasive procedure that traditional LASIK. With traditional LASIK, the flap was created with a device that was fashioned after a carpenter's plane. As it glided across the cornea it was possible to create an abrasion on the front of the eye. Patient's experienced quite a bit of pain as this abrasion healed. With IntraLASIK, the laser passes through the cornea and creates small bubbles at a preprogrammed depth without applying friction to the front layer of the eye, a much more comfortable approach for a patient.

For more information on IntraLASIK, please visit their website at: www.intralase.com

To schedule an appointment, please call our office at 713-526-3937 or schedule online ».

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