IntraLase (All Laser LASIK)

IntraLase

With IntraLase, your surgeon utilizes an advanced infrared laser to create the cornea flap instead of the microkeratome used in traditional LASIK. This laser operates at extremely high speed (pulses of one quadrillionth of a second), allowing tissue to be targeted and divided at the molecular level without any fear of impact to surrounding cells. The resulting flap is created at a precise depth and diameter predetermined by your surgeon. The remainder of the surgery follows in the same manner as traditional LASIK or Custom LASIK.

Due to its precision, IntraLase has opened the door for some people with thin corneas to benefit from laser vision correction. Further, clinical studies have shown that IntraLase may reduce the already low (less than 1%) complication rates that occur in standard LASIK.

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