| Greater Safety
IntraLase
Makes LASIK Safer
LASIK
surgery has a long history of safely and effectively improving vision
and lessening patients' dependence on glasses and contact lenses.
IntraLase, however, knew that LASIK surgery wasn't as safe and effective
as it could be. The company responded with a breakthrough technology
that replaces the mechanical microkeratome with a highly precise
laser that works at the molecular level to separate tissue and create
a superior corneal flap.
This
innovation made sense. Lasers have a long
history in medicine. In fact, the excimer laser used in Step Two
of LASIK surgery has brought incredible safety and precision to
eye surgery. One pulse of the excimer laser removes 0.25 microns
of tissue, which is almost 300 times thinner than a typical human
hair.*
Precision Technology
for Safer LASIK Surgery
By
replacing the blade commonly used in Step One with a femtosecond
laser, IntraLase has made LASIK eye surgery safer than ever before.
IntraLase delivers micron-level accuracy 100 percent greater****
than a microkeratome for more accurate and consistent flap thickness,
factors critical for a successful LASIK outcome.
Microkeratomes
are safe and provide good results in LASIK eye surgery. The degree
of accuracy achieved by the INTRALASE® laser, however,
is unprecedented in flap creation technology. With IntraLase you
now have the greater assurance you need that Step One of LASIK eye
surgery will be the best it can be - more accurate, safer, and a
first step towards getting you the best LASIK result possible.
A
retrospective analysis comparing LASIK results with IntraLase versus
the two leading microkeratomes demonstrated that IntraLase performed
better in three areas important to LASIK results and safety—flap
thickness, induced astigmatism and cell injury.***
Since
the mid-1990’s, over eight million LASIK eye surgeries
have been performed.
Since
2001, IntraLase has been used in over 200,000 LASIK procedures
with no reports of serious sight-threatening complications.
78%
of patients, when given a choice, chose to have Step One
performed with the IntraLase laser over a hand-held metal
microkeratome.**
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Shareef
Mahdavi: How IntraLase technology is impacting the refractive
practice. SM2 Consulting,
Pleasanton, CA. April 2004. Data on file, IntraLase Corp. |
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Guy
M Kezirian, M.D. and Karl G Stonecipher, M.D.: Comparison
of the IntraLase femtosecond laser and mechanical keratomes
for laser in situ keratomileusis. Journal of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery April 2004; 30:804-811. |
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Ming
Wang, M.D., Ph.D. : Femtosecond technology: Is now the time
to buy? Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists, May 2003;5:7.
JH Talamo: Optimizing flap outcomes with the INTRALASE FS
laser. Ophthalmology Management, May 2004. |
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