Intralase
The Cullom Eye & Laser Center is proud to offer IntraLase technology to our patients. IntraLase is the first blade-free laser technology for performing the first step of the LASIK procedure: creating the corneal flap. Prior to IntraLase, this first step was performed manually using a hand-held device with an oscillating metal razor blade, called a microkeratome. While LASIK has proven to be a successful and safe procedure, the majority of complications with LASIK arise from the use of microkeratomes. IntraLase makes LASIK safer by replacing the hand-held microkeratome blade with the silent computer-guided precision of a laser, virtually eliminating blade-related LASIK complications as a result. IntraLase delivers micron-level accuracy more than 100 times greater than a microkeratome.
With IntraLase, Dr. R. Douglas Cullom can precisely control the critical first step of LASIK. Pre-programmed laser specifications include flap diameter, depth, hinge location and width, and side-cut architecture – factors which may vary by patient. IntraLase flaps also feature a distinctive beveled edge, which allows for precise repositioning, alignment and seating of the flap after LASIK is completed. This ability to personalize specific parameters is impossible with a microkeratome or other hand-held bladed instrument.
IntraLase is the most sophisticated and accurate technology for corneal flap creation available today, and has given patients greater confidence in choosing vision correction surgery. The higher degree of assurance and safety, virtually no risk of severe sight-threatening complications and more predictable outcomes have been shown to increase patient satisfaction in their LASIK experience and outcome.
