Laser Vision Correction
LASIK surgery to correct nearsightedness and farsightedness continues to be the most popular elective surgery in the united States. Until recently, however, it did have its complications. Poor night vision is the number one post-LASIK complaint. At Beverly Hills Vision Institute, Dr. Khodabakhsh uses the Alcon Ladarvision, Visx customview and the ALLEGRETTO WAVE with PerfectPulse Technology. He will personally use the appropriate laser for each patients individual refractive needs. The ALLEGRETTO WAVE with PerfectPulse Technology, the only FDA-approved LASIK technology specifically built to address certain optical distortions that are the chief cause of poor nighttime vision and glare. This technology automatically determines each individual’s unique preoperative corneal curvature and provides a treatment that not only corrects nearsightedness and farsightedness, but also maintains the cornea’s natural shape following treatment.
The Alcon and the Visx lasers both use custom corneal mapping that perform ablations thaking into account the higher order abberations of the individual patient giving the most optimal visual result.
Beverly Hills Vision Institute continually strives to provide its patients with the benefits of the latest advancements in laser vision correction. They are among the first practices in their area to perform Epi-LASIK and LASEK. These are advanced "surface ablation procedures"– the laser correction is done on the surface of the cornea, rather than at a deeper layer, as in LASIK. Using a very sophisticated device called an epikeratome, Dr. Khodabakhsh partially separates the epithelium, the outermost skin-like layer of the cornea. This separation is done without cutting and is, therefore, blade-less. The epithelial flap is folded back prior to laser correction and is subsequently returned to its original position and then protected by a contact lens.
Performing the laser correction on the surface of the cornea preserves its structural integrity and provides an alternative treatment for those patients who are not good candidates for LASIK, such as those whose corneas are too thin or have provisions or hobbies with increased chance of injury to the eyes (such as soldiers, police officers, boxers, and racquet sports participants). Previously, the only refractive surgical option for such patients was photo refractive keratectomy, which is more painful and requires a longer recovery time than Epi-LASIK.
Dr. Khodabakhsh utilizes CustomVue Advantage Visx technology. Please review the video below.
