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Does LasikPlus Use iLasik? Is Bladeless Lasik the Same As Ilasik? Which is Best?

I would really like to know if bladeless lasik is technically the same thing as ilasik? Or is ilasik just a TM name? Do you get the same results of bladeless lasik as you do with ilasik? LasikPlus says they use bladeless lasik (intra-something lasik). Is that ilasik that Dell Laser and all the other ilasik people are using? Or is it a make shift version of ilasik with the same concept? If so, does it produce the same quality results?

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by mwddavison TX
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Blade Free LASIK and iLASIK

There are more than one blade-less procedures, and all of them are generally much safer than using a blade. Any laser procedure that either uses a femtosecond laser to form the flap (iLASIK, Intra-LASIK, Z-LASIK) or utilizes no flap (PRK, LASEK) is a blade-less procedure. iLASIK is a trademarked term for LASIK with Intralase to form the flap and Iris Registration during the treatment using a VISX Star4 laser. The Intralase is the best studied femtosecond laser for... more
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All-Laser LASIK

The technology for cutting the flap for LASIK using a laser has been given many different names. There are several different laser manufacturers who produce all-laser LASIK. The technology has advanced over the years as well so the All-Laser LASIK of today is better than it was 5 years ago. The quality of the results does therefore differ between the older lasers and the newest femtosecond laser technology. It also varies with the experience and skill of the... more
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Cutting vs noncutting surgery

Ilasik and IntraLase and Bladeless LASIK and femtosecond laser all mean the same thing ie I'm cutting your eye ie the cornea and making a flap but w a laser not a metal blade like in lasik This is a bit safer ie less flap complications and a thinner flap which allows for a thicker and stronger cornea in the end if you

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A LasikPlus Patient 6 Aug 2012
iLasik is just a trade name. iLasik means using one company's femtosecond laser (the laser they use to make the flap), mapping system software and then a customized correction using the same company's excimer laser. LasikPlus has two different excimer lasers that the surgeon picks from, both the one used in the iLasik procedures as well as one made by a different company. LasikPlus does either flap creation using the IntraLase femtosecond laser (the one that makes iLasik, iLasik) or does PRK (no flap, longer healing time) for those who need it. You should ask LasikPlus why the surgeon picked the laser that was picked to perform the actual correction. They should be able to tell you. Either laser (VISX CustomVue and Allegretto WaveLight) are fine. They are both FDA approved. The WaveLight one (not the one that is part of the iLasik trade name bundle) is actually the newer one.

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