All Laser Lasik Eye Surgery Frequently Asked Questions
All Laser Lasik Surgery Frequently Asked Questions | All Laser Lasik Fact: IntraLase allows surgeons to tailor the corneal flap for each individual patient and each individual eye.

All Laser LASIK Eye Surgery Frequently Asked Questions

All Laser Lasik Surgery IntraLase MethodWhat is the IntraLase Method?

The IntraLase Method is a 100% blade-free approach to creating your corneal flap, the thin flap of tissue that the doctor folds back in order to perform your LASIK procedure.

Traditionally, doctors have used an instrument called a microkeratome for the creation of corneal flaps. The microkeratome is a hand-held blade that moves across the eye, cutting the corneal flap as it goes. While LASIK is extremely safe, if complications do occur the microkeratome is most often the cause.

The IntraLase Method, by contrast, enables your doctor to create your corneal flap without a blade ever touching your eye.

Is All Laser Lasik right for me?

If you're looking for blade-free treatment that virtually eliminates the most severe sight-threatening complications, the answer is yes.

The IntraLase Method also delivers outstanding vision results: more patients achieve vision that is 20/20 or better when the IntraLase Method is used. And patients report better quality of vision overall, particularly in terms of their ability to see well in low light, such as at dusk or at night.

How does All Laser Lasik work?

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With the IntraLase Method, tiny pulses of laser light, a quadrillionth of a second each, pass harmlessly through the outer portion of your cornea and form a uniform layer of microscopic bubble just beneath the surface of your eye.

The exact dimensions of this layer of bubbles are determined by Dr. Sibley based on what's best for your eye, and are computer controlled for maximum precision - things that are not possible with a hand-held blade. The IntraLase flap creation process takes about 30 seconds.

When it's time for your LASIK treatment to be performed, Dr. Sibley easily separates the tissue where these bubbles occur and then folds it back, thus creating your corneal flap.

When LASIK is complete, a flap created using the IntraLase Method is uniquely able to "lock" back into place, Your eye then begins to rapidly heal.

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