Excel Eye Center in Provo, Utah, Purchases the VISX Star S4 IR Excimer Laser for LASIK Vision Correction

Excel Eye Center in Provo, Utah, is now able to provide a more convenient, comfortable and precise LASIK experience for patients with the purchase of the VISX S4 Excimer Laser.

“We decided to purchase the laser rather than use a mobile unit for several reasons, the greatest being the ability to have the laser remain stationary and permanently located in a room with stable temperature and humidity. This lets us meet our strict operating standards for laser calibration and usage,” said W Scott Lohner MD, LASIK surgeon at Excel.

The VISX S4 IR laser is FDA approved and has been used in over 5 million procedures providing the best in safety, accuracy and comfort. The technology is so advanced, it is even used by NASA for their astronaut corp. The laser produces some of the smoothest corneal surface and decreased night glare with a shorter procedure time to increase patient comfort.

“I am so very grateful to have 20/20 vision and to be lens free. No more contacts, solutions, cleansing, irritations or pain. No more groping in the dark for glasses. I was able to go scuba diving in the Caribbean and see everything perfectly...without corrective lenses! Only those who have eyesight restored to its perfect state can truly understand how thrilling it is to SEE,” said Sandi, a LASIK patient at Excel Eye Center.

source: PRWeb

Laser flap complications during LASIK surgery are infrequent and treatable, study finds

Intraoperative LASIK eye surgery complications related to the creation of the corneal flap with a femtosecond laser are infrequent and usually can be corrected during the same surgical session, according to a study published in Journal of Refractive Surgery.

Researchers at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City) and the University of Iowa (Iowa City) conducted a prospective study of 3,009 consecutive all-laser LASIK surgeries performed from August 2002 through July 2009. In all cases, the LASIK flap was created with an IntraLase femtosecond laser (Abbott Medical Optics).

Analysis of the study data revealed only 11 intraoperative complications occurred (0.37 percent).

Of these, there were eight cases of a break in the suction between the head of the laser and the cornea. Seven of these were treated with reapplication of the laser; one case was treated with surgical dissection of the side-cut of the flap edge.

One case of incomplete flap creation was treated with surgical dissection and two adherent flaps were treated with reapplication of laser energy and surgical dissection.

All eleven LASIK surgeries with intraoperative laser flap complications were successfully completed during the same operative session.

source: Refractive Surgery News