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IntraLase Lasik Vs Traditional Lasik
My friend just underwent lasic eye surgery but using a new technique called Intralase. She told me that intralase was better than lasik. She really couldn't explain why other than saying that intralase makes thinner cuts into the cornea. I imagine thinner the better, but can someone help explain why this is better than lasik?
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Intralase vs mechanical flaps
About 8-10 years ago, when all a surgeon had was a mechanical method of creating corneal flaps, the discussion with the patient of this part of the surgical process universally gave the patient the creeps. Over the past 8 years, with the advent of a laser device(Intralase) to create the corneal flap, all of those gitters have gone away. Not only is the Intralase safer, the corneal flaps are better, they heal better and there are far far fewer scenarios where "unexpected" things...
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IntraLasik
We have both the microkeratome and Intralase at our office. Before we began using the Intralase laser, we had a higher rate of complication with the corneal flaps. I now have control over how thick a specific patients flap should be instead of one-size-fits-all with the microkeratome. The other reason I love the Intralase is that when the flap is placed back on the cornea, it fits in like a man-hole cover as opposed to just resting back in place. There is a greater likelihood that the...
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Is Intralase better?
Let me begin by saying I've been using blade-based mechanical microkeratomes for 16 years (began with ALK, the precursor of LASIK), and the Intralase for over 5 years. I've done tens of thousands of cases using each.
For some patients, the Intralase is hands-down much better (safer). This would include patients with very steeply curved corneas (blades tend to cut thin flaps here), very flat corneas (blades tend to cut thicker, smaller diameter flaps with a risk of a free cap), and thin...
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San Jose Ophthalmologist
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Intralase is more precise
Intralase Custom LASIK, known as iLASIK, is the newest most advance procedure. It combines the all laser method using the Intralase laser with the personalized CustomVue LASIK tailored to treat the unique characteristics of your eyes. iLASIK was approved in September of 2007 to treat the eyes of astronauts and about one year ago, to treat the military. It is now safer and more precise than ever before.
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Intralase Lasik
AS one of the first centers to use the Intralase and provide some of the early data there is not question that it is a safer, more precise, more accurate way to do Lasik. Simply it uses a Femto Second Laser to create the flap vs. a blade in traditional Lasik. Almost all studies have shown increased safety, less dry eye, more accurate flap thickness with less variability, and less enhancements.
San Diego Ophthalmologist
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Intralase is better for most patients
We were the third site in the United States to introduce Intralase, and completed 900 of the first 1000 Intralase cases ever performed, so there is some bias perhaps in my answer. If you look at the statistics, there is an increasing percentage of eyes that are treated with the Intralase as compared to the microkeratome, which is now over 50%.
There are many benefits to Intralase, which I believe is clearlly safer than the microkeratome, and this is coming from someone who had previously...
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Denver Ophthalmologist
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Intralase (Intra-LASIK) vs. Traditional/Conventional LASIK
Intralasik utilizes a femtosecond laser instead of a metal blade to form the LASIK flap. The laser is the more technologically advanced approach, but what does that mean for you, as the patient?
Basically, it means that using the Intralase is safer for you and your eyes because it gives the surgeon more control.
With both tools the ophthalmologist is the one programming the laser for your flap based on your eyes meaning the flap is customized based on the...
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IntraLase LASIK
I performed the first IntraLASIK procedure on the East Coast in early 2002. This is the laser that creates the LASIK flap rather than a mechanical device called a "keratome". I have exclusively used the Intralase technique - All Laser LASIK for 10 years because it is safer, more accurate, and provides better visual outcomes.
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Charlotte Ophthalmologist
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Microkeratome vs Intralase
The objective in LASIK is to make a flap. Traditionally, this was performed with a microkeratome which uses a specially designed blade to make a smooth cut. The problem with the microkeratome is that it takes a great deal of skill. As more surgeons have started performing LASIK, they have gone to using a laser to make the flap. The Intralase and other "femtosecond lasers" work by making thousands of tiny explosions. The risk of significant...
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Intralase All LASER Lasik in DC metro
There are very big differences in these technologies! After Intralase was introduced, I converted over to it and have not cut a corneal flap with a bladed device ever since. This was almost 8 years ago. The all- Laser technique (Intralase) has added safety both during surgery and also post op. There are several side effects and complications which are less frequent when using all laser technology, including dry eye and flap slippage just to name two. The all...
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Mc Lean Ophthalmologist
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IntraLase LASIK vs regular LASIK LASEK
IntraLase was invented about 10 years ago as a way to cut thinner flaps, which make the untouched cornea thicker, so it's stronger and safer than cutting a thicker flap with metal blade like in a regular LASIK.
The incidence of flap complications are also reduced in IntraLase, which is important, as the major and most common risks in LASIK have to do bith cutting the flap.
However, the safest thing to do is to not cut any flap at all, which means your cornea will be much thicker...
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