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WAVEFRONT PROCEDURE

The CustomVue Procedure

Step 1
If you are a suitable candidate and wish to have CustomVue wavefront guided laser treatment rather than standard LASIK or LASEK, after the initial consultation your treatment will start with the WavePrint System™. Using this diagnostic device, a special map will be created mapping the entire optical path of your eye. The WavePrint Map shows the variability of how light is focused in different areas of your eye, giving your surgeon a new level of diagnostic information to personalise your treatment plan.

From this map, a detailed treatment plan can be created, taking into account your unique optical distortions, glasses prescription, pupil size, and visual needs. The final result is a treatment as unique as your DNA or fingerprint.
The WavePrint map will also highlight whether or not you are suitable for laser vision correction. If you are not suitable, we will explain the reasons in detail, and you will not be charged for the CustomVue treatment.

Step 2
The CustomVue treatment plan is then programmed into the laser. The plan is enhanced by the technology fitted on the laser itself. At Grange Eye Consultants we use the VISX Star S4 excimer laser which has 3D ActiveTrak.

This eye-tracker automatically and instantaneously tracks the minute movements of your eye in all three dimensions during the laser treatment. This unique feature means you no longer have to hold your eye perfectly still, but can relax, knowing your treatment is precisely centered on your eye. Using with VSS™ (variable spot scanning) the eye-tracker gives your surgeon greater flexibility in developing a more personalised laser vision procedure when pupil size may be a consideration. All this combined with the WavePrint map helps your surgeon guide the laser through your treatment plan with greater accuracy.

 

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