UltraView LASIK vs. Traditional LASIK – The Creation Of A LASIK flap.
December 20, 2013 |Not all LASIK procedures are the same. Traditionally, the creation of the corneal flap involves a mechanical blade oscillating at high frequency to cut through the corneal tissue. Although this method of corneal flap creation has been widely used over many years, it is being increasing abandoned by surgeons due to the potential complications of malformed flaps. A newer method of flap creation involves using femtosecond laser technology, which utilizes an extremely fast and safe laser (at speeds in the range of a quadrillionth of a second) to create rows of tiny bubbles in the cornea in a computer-driven pattern. These bubbles connect to dissect the most accurate and reproducible corneal flap. This method is not only more precise and ...
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