Technology

At Eye Laser Ireland we use technology from Intralase and VISX.

• Intralase is the first blade-free laser technology for performing the first step of the LASIK procedure: creating the corneal flap.
  
• Prior to Intralase, this first step was done manually using a hand-held device with an oscillating metal razor blade, called a microkeratome. While LASIK has proven to be a successful and relatively safe procedure, the majority of complications with LASIK arise from the use of the microkeratomes.
  
• Intralase makes LASIK safer by replacing the hand-held microkeratome blade with the silent computer-guided precision of a laser, virtually eliminating severe sight-threatening blade-related LASIK complications as a result.
  
• Intralase delivers micron-level accuracy more than 100 times greater than a microkeratome.
  

IntraLase makes LASIK better

• Intralase improves the overall safety profile and visual results of LASIK.
  
• The Intralase laser is dramatically less likely to produce seriously thin flaps or extremely thick flaps, events which could lead to complications.
  
• Clinical studies confirm that patients see better following LASIK with Intralase than with the hand held microkeratome blade:
  
• More patients achieved 20/20 or better vision with Intralase-initiated LASIK.
  
• Patients who stated a preference in a prospective, randomized study preferred the post-operative vision of their Intralase-treated eye 3-to-1 over their blade-treated eye.
  
• Intralase created fewer high-and low-order aberrations, which can be associated with night glare and halos.
  
• In several studies, standard tests performed to diagnose dry eye indicated better results for Intralase-treated patients.
  
• Intralase patients required fewer enhancement procedures follow LASIK.
  
• The precise Intralase flap significantly reduces the incidence of post-operative induced astigmatism as compared with microkeratome-created flaps.
  
• Pulsing at a speed of one-quadrillionth of a second, the ultra fast Intralase FS Femtosecond laser brings micron-level precision and computer-controlled accuracy to corneal flap creation.
  
  

From the beginning, VISX's success has been based upon unparalleled Research and Development efforts in the field of Laser Vision Correction technology. Today these efforts are represented by the marriage of the STAR S4 Excimer Laser System and the WaveScan Wavefront System creating the CustomVue Procedure.

The CustomVue procedure tailors a distinct correction for each individual – in fact each treatment is “designed” by the unique characteristics of the individuals’ eyes. WaveScan technology captures unique imperfections in each individual’s vision that could not have been measured before. This new level of measurement provides 25-times more precision than measurements using standard methods for glasses and contact lenses. WaveScan technology produces a detailed map of the eye – much like a fingerprint, no two are alike and translates this information into a set of CustomVue treatment instructions for the laser. WaveScan transfers these digital treatment instructions to the laser, providing a new level of precision and accuracy.

Beyond Glasses and Contacts

Glasses and contacts are limited in their ability to correct unique imperfections in each individual's vision. In fact, thousands of individuals have the same prescription. With the CustomVue procedure, no two “prescriptions” are identical.

This precise level of measurement and treatment can enable individuals to achieve the full potential of their vision.

Clinical Study Results

VISX's FDA clinical study results were remarkable. Among other things:

At one year after the VISX CustomVue procedure;

100% of the clinical study participants could pass a driving test without glasses or contacts

98% of the clinical study participants could see 20/20 or better without glasses or contacts

70% of the clinical study participants could see 20/16 or better without glasses or contacts

Four times as many clinical study participants were very satisfied with their night vision after the VISX CustomVue procedure, compared to their night vision before with glasses or contacts.