Laser Blended Correction With Dr Andrew Taylor

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Laser Blended Vision is a procedure where Lasik Provision uses the Carl Zeiss MEL 80 Excimer laser to make your one eye (non-dominant eye) a little nearsighted. Your dominant eye then sees clearly in the distance and your non-dominant eye sees near. The brain blends the two together and you will not be aware of which eye you are looking through for distance or near. It is not like conventional ‘Monovision’ which is tolerated by 60% of the patients. Laser blended vision works well from the ages of 45 to 55 and beyond.

Lasik Provision Niagara / Toronto Clinics

At LASIK PROVISION we offer a variety of Lasik

Procedures to correct eye and vision problems. We have

skilled doctors and a professional medical team to ensure the

safety and success of your Lasik procedures. LASIK is a

laser vision correction procedure that is used to correct

eye and vision errors. Myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia

(farsightedness) and astigmatism can be treated using LASIK.

There are other options available if you are not a candidate for

LASIK. The pre-operative examination determines if laser vision

correction is right for you. When having LASIK, you have different

treatment options to enhance your eyesight and outcome. Your

optometrist and surgeon at LASIK PROVISION will recommend

the best procedure for your eyes. We offer a variety of Lasik

Procedures which include PRK, Blended Vision, ICL, CLE and

Punctal Plugs to correct your eyes and vision problems. Please

contact us for an Laser Eye Surgery examination to determine

what is the best course of treatment. Visit our Laser Eye Surgery

Clinic in Toronto or Niagara Region.

Accuracy Total Control

Lasik provision’s revolutionary approach to laser vision correction

minimizes problems associated with older generation lasers, such

as night vision reduction, glare, and halos.

Bladeless Lasik

LASIK surgery may be elective, but good vision is not. We

understand how valuable your sight is. That’s why we keep our

sights set on providing safe and advanced technologies to all

patients. That’s why we perform Bladeless lasik with the Carl

Zeiss VisuMax laser in our centre.

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DR. ANDREW  W. TAYLOR

M.D. F.R.C.S.C, Dip. A.B.O.

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FEMTOSECOND LASER TECHNOLOGY (VISUMAX)

Carl Zeiss has over 160 years of experience in the development of optics and Zeiss high performance optics are key to providing an optimum corneal flap. In general, patients who qualify for LASIK are also candidates for the VisuMax laser corneal flap treatment, and thus will benefit from its accuracy and gentleness.

Gentle Treatment with FEMTOSECOND LASER TECHNOLOGY (VISUMAX)

Flap creation with the VisuMax is a completely bladeless procedure. The creation of the corneal flap with the VisuMax is very fast and takes approximately 20 to 30 seconds, while the complete LASIK procedure may take approximately 15 minutes.

A very accurately focused laser beam is guided through to the cornea in a computerized treatment that is unique to each patient. The laser beam moves across and through the cornea, creating a layer of very tiny bubbles under its path. These bubbles quickly disappear, and the tissue above the bubbles becomes the corneal flap that can be easily lifted by your surgeon.

Everyone has a curved cornea. Nature often provides us with the best answers, and the VisuMax features a unique, curved contact glass to maximize patient comfort. This technology allows for the patient to maintain visual sight during the entire procedure. This is possible since the curved contact interface attaches to the cornea during the treatment and the cornea is only slightly flattened, which prevents unnecessarily high intraocular pressure and stress to the eye. This provides maximum comfort and it allows you to see throughout the entire procedure, unlike with microkeratomes or other femtosecond lasers, where your vision is “blacked out” for awhile and patients have reported feeling uncomfortable pressure. Patients often describe the VisuMax procedure like the insertion of a soft contact lens.

Due to the Zeiss high performance optics, the laser beam is guided very precisely to the desired depth, resulting in most accurate flap thickness. In addition, the laser beam is directed in a very focused manner, which allows the doctor to apply only minimum laser energy to the eye during the treatment. As a result, the tissue outside the defined area of the cut remains untouched.

Since the VisuMax is able to create very thin corneal flaps, some patients who were previously not a candidate for LASIK due to thin corneas, are now benefiting from the procedure, thanks to the VisuMax. Your doctor will make the final determination.

Benefits of Blade-Free

The Visumax FEMTOSECOND LASER TECHNOLOGY (laser provides more stability and greater flap precision when compared to LASIK. LASIK’s greatest complication is flap problems after surgery. Because blade free is so precise, this risk is significantly reduced.

The blade-free Lasik vision correction surgery can produce real benefits for some patients. They include:

• Decreased risk of flap complications.
• Decreased incidence of postoperative dry eye
• Unlike other alternatives to LASIK, it preserves many of the benefits of LASIK including a short and largely pain-free recovery.
• More accurate outcomes in terms of patients’ postoperative vision.
• Benefits of vision correction surgery are available to those who might have previously been poor candidates.
• Less pressure on the eye during the surgery.
• Reduced incidence of patients needing a second operation to correct their vision.
• Flaps created with a laser are less likely to become dislodged later

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PRK Lasik Eye Surgery

PRK LASIK (PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY)

PRK LASIK is generally recommended for patients whose corneas are too thin to allow for the creation of the LASIK flap safely. PRK LASIK is a refractive surgery in which the central epithelium, or surface layer of the cornea, is removed by the surgeon, and then the corneal bed is directly reshaped with the laser.

The surgeon may choose to use an anti-inflammatory compound Mitomycin C on some patients. Mitomycin C is a powerful pharmaceutical agent which inhibits haze in patients post PRK Surgery. It is highly recommended to use Mitomycin C on all patients with greater than -4.00 D prescriptions who are having PRK since these patients are at greater risk of the complication of haze formation post operatively.

To promote healing and comfort, a bandage contact lens is placed on the cornea. The corneal epithelium will heal within 5-6 days in the average patient. During this period, it is recommended that you are monitored daily by our optometrists or your eye care professional until the contact lens is removed.

After the contact lens is removed, the follow-ups are usually more spaced out. Because there is no flap created, restrictions with physical activities are less than what is imposed upon LASIK patients.

Myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism can be treated using PRK. Again, presbyopia cannot be corrected by excimer laser treatments.

If you are having PRK, it probably means your corneas are thinner than average, your prescription is higher or both.