Lasik can be used to treat include nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism.

LASIK

During LASIK, a thin layer of tissue is folded back from the surface of the cornea. After the laser reshapes the cornea, the tissue is folded back into place, where it bonds quickly. At EyeHealth Northwest, we use a state-of-the-art, VISX S4 eye-tracking, flying spot laser that produces an exceptionally smooth treatment. This three-minute procedure requires no needles and no stitches.

Healing for most patients is so fast that vision can improve within hours of the procedure, and many patients return to work the next day.

CustomVue™ Improves the View of Laser Vision Correction.

With CustomVue™ or Wavefront Guided laser vision correction, a new standard is established, providing a precise level of measurement and correction never before possible.

Using WaveScan® based digital technology, originally developed for use in high-powered telescopes to reduce distortions when viewing distant objects in space, we can now identify, measure and correct imperfections in an individual's eyes 25 times more precisely than with standard methods used for glasses and contact lenses. This information is transferred to the laser, providing a new level of precision and accuracy.

Reach the full potential of your vision.

The pattern of visual imperfections in your eye is as unique to you as your fingerprint. Before these recent advancements in technology, doctors were only able to use standard measurements to correct vision, meaning that prescriptions could only provide a certain level of correction regardless of an individual's needs.

CustomVue™ allows us to measure these visual imperfections at 200 individual points. We can treat each of the 200 points individually to create a personalized vision correction that is ideal for you. This treatment can potentially provide vision better than you have ever experienced with glasses or contact lenses.

Great results by day and by night.

One year after the CustomVue™ procedure, patients in a clinical study reported these great results without glasses or contact lenses:

• 100% could pass a driving test
• 98% could see 20/20 or better
• 70% could see 20/16 or better

In the clinical study, four times as many people were very satisfied with their night vision after the procedure as compared to their night vision before with glasses or contact lenses.

PRK & LASEK

These procedures are similar to LASIK, except that a tissue flap is not created. The laser treatment is done on the surface of the eye after removing the outer layer of cells. LASEK and PRK are suitable for people whose corneas are too thin or too curved to be good candidates for standard LASIK. With LASEK and PRK, healing time is slightly longer than with LASIK, and good vision is achieved in four to seven days.