iLASIK procedure

This video shows a LASIK procedure performed with IntraLase. With IntraLase, the flap is created without a blade by placing thousands of very tightly spaced cavitation bubbles under the surface of the cornea. The flap is then lifted and correction of refractive error is accomplished by a second laser (the VISX Star S4 excimer laser). This highly evolved all-laser LASIK known as iLASIK is now approved by NASA for vision correction of astronauts.

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• Dean Dornic
• Dr Dean dornic
• iLASIK
• intralase
• LASIK
• all laser LASIK

[ddornic]

Thank you for commenting. Patient comfort is usually quite good. There is an extremely high level of patient satisfaction with many referring family and friends. I do not fit contacts but every year see dozens of contact lens wearers with painful corneal ulcers; at least two or three who require corneal transplants for vision loss. I have yet to perform a corneal transplant on a LASIK patient. While both are "safe", numerous studies confirm that vision loss is more likely with contacts.

[andreipetunin]

Is this the most advanced, blade-free, wavefront-guided, femtosecond laser treatment?

[ddornic]

This video is from a couple years ago. Since then the IntraLase laser has gone through some upgrades. It is now faster and more "customizable". I will video the newer laser and post when I get a chance.

[ddornic]

Some patients get red eyes from the suction ring placed on the eye while the flap is made. This is highly variable. Some patients' eyes look white by the next day, others may have red "splotches" for up to 2 weeks.

[avenged212]

Why is the eye so red?

[ddornic]

@avenged212 The suction ring placed on the eye when the flap is made can cause some patient's eyes to be very red. Sometimes some of the small vessels on the white of the eye will leak little spots of blood. Anesthetic drops keep the eye comfortable during the procedure. Some patients experience irritation for 4-6 hours after the anesthetic wears off.

[Adultguj]

Looks painful. I'll stick to my contacts.

[andreipetunin]

Many thanks, Dean.