refractive surgery co-management

Refractive surgery refers to a procedure when the eye is surgically altered to eliminate or greatly reduce a person’s dependence on glasses or contacts.

Worldwide, one procedure, LASIK, has come to be used the vast majority of the time.  With LASIK the central area of the cornea is reshaped with a cool laser beam after the epithelium has been lifted. Then the flap is replaced and vision is quickly restored.  As all technology quickly changes, there have been recent improvements in this area.

Burrows Vision Clinic has been providing LASIK co-management for over 8 years; evaluating and consulting with patients and their suitability for LASIK.

Other refractive procedures such as Intacs are used to a lesser extent mainly due to the fact they are only successful with a much smaller percentage of patients.

INTACS

These are small clear prescription inserts placed in the peripheral cornea. These inserts reshape the corneal curvature to correct nearsightedness.  There is no corneal tissue removed and the central portion of the cornea is untouched.  They can be removed or replaced if your prescription changes.  Intacs will not correct as large a refractive error as LASIK.

For more information visit: http://www.getintacs.com