CustomVue Advantage
Facts You Need to Know About CustomVue™ Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Laser Treatment
Please read the patient information booklet completely. Discuss any questions with your doctor before you decide if CustomVue LASIK is right for you. Only an eye care professional trained in laser vision correction can determine whether you are a suitable candidate.
Why Should I Have CustomVue?
VISX's FDA clinical study results were remarkable. Among other things:
Glossary of Medical Terms
Astigmatism
Astigmatism is blurry vision produced by football-shaped corneas, which are too steep in one place and too flat in another. Astigmatic corneas focus light in two different places in the eye, making both near and distance vision a problem.
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
The best possible vision a person can achieve with corrective lenses measured in terms of Snellen lines on an eye chart.
Cornea
The transparent front segment of the eye that cover
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Glossary of Technology Terms
LASIK
Laser-Assisted Intrastromal Keratomeleusis, or LASIK, is the most advanced refractive surgical technique. During the LASIK procedure, an out layer of the cornea is lifted up to form a flap and the underlying corneal tissue is then reshaped by use of a laser. This flap is self-sealing and requires no stitches in order to heal. The entire procedure takes less than ten minutes and many people are able to see results instantly. Advancements LASIK technology now offers the ability to c
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Science proves it. Surgeons swear by it. Patients want it. Harbor Lasik / Cascade Eye and Skin, P.C. is the only group in the South Sound offering this cutting edge technology!
The degree of accuracy achieved by the IntraLase Laser is unprecedented in flap creation technology. Peer-reviewed studies and nearly 1,000,000 clinical cases demonstrate the elimination of the most serious sight-threatening complications and prove that the Intr
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