What is Custom Wavefront Mapping?

You may have heard the claims, you might have heard the hype or talked about it with your eye doctor. There's a new kind of laser eye surgery on the market called Custom LASIK. If you have hesitated about LASIK in the past, you might be willing to reconsider now.

Your vision could improve to better than 20/20!

So you might ask, what is the best treatment today for a person seeking LASIK surgery?

“Standard” LASIK surgery has been around since 1995, and while that procedure is already customized to each individual patient's needs, new software now provides safer and better outcomes than previously available. The data provided by this software is combined with a battery of pre-operative tests to provide the most accurate information ever possible.

Wavefront mapping is the term commonly used to describe the technology your doctor will use to map the surface of your eye and determine which imperfections are causing poor vision quality.

The advancements made with the advent of Custom LASIK provide the highest level of customization. Wavefront-guided LASIK creates an individual treatment profile for each individual eye and then synchronizes the data with the laser. Some of the benefits of Custom LASIK include elimination of glare and halos and an improvement in night vision, features not available in conventional LASIK.

If you are considering Custom LASIK, remember that the best and newest technology has its price. The more customized the LASIK treatment, the more expensive the surgery will be. Customization requires more technology, more expertise, and more time.