Precision Technology for Safer LASIK Surgery

There are two important steps to Lasik eye surgery. In Step One, a micro-thin flap of tissue is created on your cornea. The flap is important for rapid healing, greater comfort and better vision. If it is too thick, too thin, or irregular, it could affect the quality of your vision. Although complications with Lasik surgery are rare, when they do occur, they are most often associated with the instrument used in Step One of Lasik.

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.

We are the only vision correction center in Michigan to offer the Allegretto Wave in combination with IntraLase. Both lasers are bladeless and permanently installed. This combination allows us to offer the safest, most predictable vision correction offered in the United States.

Since 2001, IntraLase has been used in over 200,000 Lasik procedures with no reports of serious sight-threatening complications. Clinical studies confirm that patients see better following IntraLase-initiated Lasik than with the hand-held microkeratome blade.

How IntraLase Works

IntraLase creates a flap of precise size, shape and depth. To achieve such precision, Dr. Bearie uses the laser to rapidly separate micro-thin layers of the cornea as he creates the flap. The laser uses an infrared beam of light to precisely separate tissue through photodisruption. In this process, laser pulses divide material at the molecular level without the transfer of heat or impact to the surrounding tissue.