Wavefront Lasik

Lately, we hear a lot of people who have complaints against their traditional LASIK operation. The most common complaint is their night vision. Patients find it very hard to impossible driving at night because of glare and halo. When they look at lights, the see large halos or the lights look like huge star bursts. A new technology called custom wavefront lasik is studied to reduce these kinds of complications.

As the name suggests, custom wavefront lasik is customized to the need of each patient. It gives the surgeon the map or guide from which to perform the operation. It is considered to be more accurate because it uses light to create a blueprint of the eye of the patient. This blueprint software will then assist the surgeon in the creation of incision in the cornea.

Many internet sites say that the complications of traditional lasik will go away after a few months. But patients who have to work every day cannot wait for months for the glare and halo to go away. Some patients report that the complications didn’t go away altogether. There are some nights when they still experience the complications.

Over the years, the development of technology makes it less scary for patients to undergo lasik. Custom wavefront lasik is more dependable than traditional lasik because it uses the accuracy of computer in the operation. Lasik is still the best treatment for vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism but the complications are less if patients choose to get it with wavefront lasik.