Next Generation LASIK

from BestHealth, November 2005

With the latest Allegretto Wave LASIK technology, now available at the Wake Forest University Eye Center, halos, glare and light sensitivity may be a thing of the past. The improved approach addresses the optical distortions that cause poor nighttime vision and glare.

“This new treatment can provide many patients with significant visual improvements,” said ophthalmologist Keith A. Walter, M.D. “Night vision, light sensitivity, glare and halo issues have been virtually eliminated for many patients. They may be able to see colors and details with pristine clarity.”

In studies, nearly 90 percent of patients had no increase in glare, halos and light sensitivity, and 20 percent reported better night vision after treatment with the new laser system.

The Allegretto Wave calculates corneal shape and compensates for the loss of laser energy at the periphery by adding extra laser pulses beyond the center of the cornea. This results in a more accurate laser treatment on the cornea’s outer edges, where night vision problems originate.

LASIK is a surgical procedure that corrects near- and far-sightedness.