FDA Approved

IntraLase is one of the most advanced laser eye surgery procedures available on the market today. It is also known as ‘Bladeless LASIK’ or ‘All -Laser LASIK’

In normal LASIK surgery, a hand-held blade or microkeratome is used to create a flap on the cornea so that the Eximer laser can be used to work on the layer below. With the IntraLase procedure, a laser is also used for cutting the flap.

In place of the microkeratome blade, a femtosecond laser is used. With the use of this special laser, the flap that is cut can be more precise than the comparable manual methods.

By using the femtosecond laser any distortion and complications that arise from cutting the flap are significantly less than using traditional methods.

The IntraLase Method laser represents a breakthrough in the field of ultrafast laser science. Generating light pulses as short as one-quadrillionth of a second, femtosecond laser technology has opened new fields of scientific study and provided the basis of femtochemistry research that won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The laser uses an infrared beam of light to precisely separate tissue (as opposed to cut) through a process called photodisruption. In this process, the focused laser pulses divide material at the molecular level.

The IntraLase laser creates a more stable flap with beveled edges, resulting in a well-seated snug fit, once laid back in place after the LASIK procedure. And, due to the low energy of the femtosecond laser there is no heat or shock wave damage to surrounding tissues.

Tiny pulses of laser light pass harmlessly through the outer portion of your cornea and form a uniform layer of microscopic bubbles just beneath the surface of your eye. Just prior to LASIK surgery, the doctor can lift the corneal flap by gently and easily separating the tissue where these bubbles have formed. The process from start to finish takes approximately 15-25 seconds.