Download PDF Abstract The ideal architecture of a LASIK flap includes several critical characteristics. The flap should be ultra-thin, preferably between 90 and 120 microns thick. This flap thickness positions the lamellar separation just below Bowman’s membrane. This results in the most minimal biomechanical impact on the cornea and provides the most possible tissue depth […]

Abstract Customized Wavefront LASIK was first approved by the FDA in 2002 (Autonomous LADAR-Vision Custom Cornea Sytem) and in 2003 (VISX CustomVue System). While both of these technologies represented a significant improvement upon conventional laser vision correction technologies, further evolution to even more accurate surgery was still possible. The first generation wavefront platforms used Zernike […]

Abstract This paper introduces a new field in laser vision surgery: therapeutic wavefront surgery. Therapeutic wavefront surgery, rather than correcting a specific prescription, is used to correct visual quality problems – and particularly night vision and contrast problems — induced by older generation LASIK and PRK. This paper examines how night vision problems after LASIK […]

Abstract “Supervision” is the term that has been used to describe surgically produced vision better than that achieved with glasses or contact lenses. Because wavefront guided laser vision correction is able to measure – and treat – aspects of vision beyond what glasses and contacts do, there had been initial hope that wavefront guided surgery […]

Abstract “Supervision” is the term that has been used to describe surgically produced vision better than that achieved with glasses or contact lenses. Previous studies by David Shapiro, M.D. have shown that advanced forms of wavefront LASIK can be used to achieve supervision in a high percentage of cases. This study assesses whether advanced formats […]