Is IntraLase safer than the microkeratome (blade)?
Yes. Independent studies show that IntraLase greatly improves the safety, precision and visual results of LASIK, whether you choose to have a standard or custom procedure.1,5,6 Eye care providers that have incorporated the IntraLase laser have, on average, decreased their re-treatment rates by 4.2% (or 4.2 eyes for every 100 eyes treated).2 The improved safety is a result of the superior precision provided by the silent, computer-guided laser, which allows the surgeon to accurately and uniformly control flap architecture (including the size, shape and thickness of the flap, from edge to edge). Contrary to the claims of some competitors, comparative studies using Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) (below) prove that IntraLase is 3 times as precise as the leading microkeratome (blade). Back to top…
