In order to create the customized map unique to each patient’s eye, the LADARWave device transmits a safe ray of light into the eye/. The light is then reflected back off the retina, through the pupil, and into the device, where the reflected wave of light is received and arranged into a unique pattern that captures the patient’s lower- and higher- aberrations.
All of these visual irregularities are then displayed as a three-dimensional map, referred to as a Wavefront map.This information is then electronically transferred to the LADARVision 4000 Excimer laser, and computer-matched to the eye’s position, enabling the surgeon to customize the LASIK procedure to each patient’s unique visual requirements. This is the only FDA- approved system that actually uses Wavefront data to guide laser treatment.
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