Wavefront Technology

NeoVision strives to provide the best and most up to date LASIK technology to better serve our patients needs. We have invested in Wavefront Technology which allows us the ability to perform custom LASIK. Wavefront Technology is the scientific base for Customized LASIK laser vision correction currently being performed today. Wavefront Technology has allowed us to improve the visual outcomes of patients and provided significant advantages over traditional LASIK.

What is Wavefront Technology?

The VISX® WavePrint™ system is both a diagnostic and treatment approach that allows the doctor to take very precise measurements of the patient's eyes. This is similar to a fingerprint of your vision. Just like a fingerprint, no two corneal maps are the same. 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 vision correction using the excimer laser.

“Fingerprint” of the Eye

Wavefront analysis works by measuring the distortion or irregularities of the eye, known as higher-order aberrations. When a ray of light first enters the eye, it passes through the cornea to the lens and vitreous, ultimately reaching the retina. As it bounces off the retina and returns back through the cornea, the wavefront analysis detects and documents the distortions that are seen in each individual. Because each patient has a unique visual optical system, the wavefront data has been said to be a fingerprint of the eye.

Custom LASIK

Once the wavefront data has been documented for an individual patient, the next step is to use this information to utilize the excimer laser to correct the higher-order visual aberrations. The surgeon can then use the information to make the needed adjustments on the cornea for the patient. The use of wavefront technology to provide a more precise laser vision correction is known as, "Custom LASIK" or "Wavefront-Driven LASIK".