Wavefront-guided laser vision correction represents the latest technology in the field of laser correction. The VISX® WavePrint™ system is both a diagnostic and treatment approach that allows the doctor to take a precise measurement of the patient's eyes—similar to a fingerprint of your vision—and then provide personalized vision correction. In the system's diagnostic phase, a device called the WaveScan makes a WavePrint Map, a detailed map of the patient's vision. In the treatment phase, the doctor uses the information from the WavePrint Map to perform the vision correction.
Eye corrections of this detail and scope require the use of the VISX 3D ActiveTrak™ laser, a laser specifically designed to track the minute movements of the eye during laser treatment. With this laser, doctors are able to prevent any slight errors that might develop if a patient moves his or her eye during the surgery. The other advantage of the VISX 3D ActiveTrak™ laser is that the patient no longer has to hold his or her eye perfectly still, which can often be a challenge for both the patient and the surgeon. Another unique feature of the VISX laser technology is Variable Spot Scanning (VSS). VSS allows for a larger treatment area, offering greater flexibility in developing a more personalized laser vision procedure.
There's more good news for patients of WaveFront technology. Studies recently done at several North American laser centres have shown excellent results in WaveFront's ability to improve night vision. Many patients treated with the VISX® WavePrint™ system had better night vision after treatment than they experienced with their glasses or contact lenses.
The WavePrint system is the preferred system of personalized care for your eyes because of its precision, reliability, and high success rate. The Herzig Eye Institute has always been a leader with the most advanced and safest technology available.
