I was disqualified for standard LASIK because my cornea is too thin. Can I qualify with IntraLase?
May be. People previously designated as “ineligible for LASIK” may now be candidates with the IntraLase laser. The thickness of the cornea is an important parameter in LASIK. Most people have corneas about 550 microns thick. Most microkeratome cut flaps that are about 130-160 microns thick. For people with thin corneas, LASIK surgeons tend to move cautiously, balancing the thickness of the cornea against the amount of vision correction needed. They may even decide that the procedure is inadvisable for a particular patient. The IntraLase laser can make thinner corneal flaps allowing surgeons to perform LASIK in people with thinner and flatter corneas.
