Dishler Laser - Blog

In 1995 we were the first center in Colorado to perform LASIK, the very first. Many talk about clinical trials, but we are the only center in Colorado to be involved in actual FDA clinical trials for LASIK since the introduction of lasers for vision correction. Then in 2001 we were the first to use the Intralase to perform blade free LASIK. There have been many other "firsts" in vision correction that Dishler Laser Institute has brought to the Denver region. While we have been pretty quiet about discussing it, we were the first to offer the next generation of femtosecond laser, the Visumax. It operated at 200 kHz which is faster than the newest introduction of Intralase IFS that runs at 150 kHz. Of course there is a lot more to a laser than how fast it is, and this difference is not much to brag about. However, we have a new first, and it is the Visumax500 which is now the fastest femtosecond laser running at a blazing 500 kHz. That is 500,000 pulses per second. Now that is something to brag about.

When it comes to getting excellent results in anything, accuracy is very important. Even when cutting a piece of wood, we are told to measure twice and cut once to be sure we have it right. If an error occurs, we might need to buy a new piece of wood. Obviously, in medical care, we need to be extremely careful and I have been impressed how careful doctors are trained to be, especially in surgery. Although to the casual observer, laser vision correction might seem rather simple, it does in fact require rigorous thought, careful measurements, and analysis to consistently get excellent results. Even with the best of intentions, we cannot always be as reproducible as cutting a piece of wood because what we are doing is far more complex. At our center, Dishler LASIK, we attempt to minimize any variability and this blog entry is to explain some of the steps we have taken to insure the greatest accuracy possible. I invite the comments of any prospective or treated patients.