An overview of Icon's LASIK technology

Wavefront vs. NIDEK and IntraLase Bladeless LASIK vs. Microkeratome
At Icon LASIK in Denver, we offer bladeless LASIK, wavefront lasik, and the NIDEK EC-5000 eye tracker. By offering several different LASIK treatment options, you and your Icon LASIK doctor, will determine which laser vision treatment option is best for you. The result is often better than 20/20 vision.

There are many different forms of laser eye surgery available today. With many clinics claiming their technology is the best. Because we own all of the major lasers available, you know you can trust your doctors opinion. Below is a summary of each lasik laser including a summary of relevant research.

1. Wavefront vs NIDEK
The research shows that for some eyes the NIDEK produces better results than the VISX Wavefront system. Yet, for certain prescriptions and conditions ones eyes respond better to treatment with the Wavefront laser. That is why Icon LASIK has both the VISX Star 4 Wavefront system and the NIDEK EC-5000. The NIDEK EC-5000 is the most widely used laser in the world. By owning the best technology from multiple manufactures your eye surgeon can determine which laser will produce the best results. Here are some links for you to see the research for yourself:

• NIDEK Results (PDF opens in a new browser)
• Wavefront LASIK results in Denver

2. Intralase bladeless lasik vs Microkeratome
There are two steps in LASIK. First, the corneal flap is cut. Second, the laser (either a NIDEK Ec-5000 or VISX Wavefront) makes the corrections. The first step is either "bladeless," meaning the IntraLase laser system is used to cut the flap, or alternatively the surgeon uses a microkeratome to make the cut. Both methods have produced outstanding results for our patients. The IntraLase system may produce a more accurate cut thus enabling more individuals to have LASIK.

• Intralase
• Intralase lasik denver
• Denver Intralase lasik eye surgery
• Intralase PDF (PDF opens in a new window)
• Safety of intralase
• Denver Intralase lasik eye surgery

"IntraLase may provide the perfect combination of benefits we've been waiting for-thin flaps that heal with biomechanical strength similar to PRK and the quick visual recovery of LASIK."
-Elizabeth A. Davis, MD, FACS

3. LASIK vs LASEK
Clinically LASIK and LASEK produce the same results as reported in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Dimitri Azar, MD, and colleagues compared 122 eyes treated with LASIK to 122 eyes treated with LASEK. "Both procedures seem safe, effective, and predictable," Azar said in a news release.

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