Dishler Laser - Blog

When we first introduced Intralase, all laser LASIK it was termed IntraLASIK by the company and everyone using this technology. Since that time, the company has been acquired by AMO and they have a new term for the combination of Intralase and the VISX excimer laser which they call i-LASIK. There is nothing new or magical about this combination and in fact many had used the VISX laser with the Intralase for years before this acquisition. While the Intralase laser makes flaps that work well with VISX lasers, they work equally well with any other excimer laser on the market and there is nothing special about this particular combination other than a branding or marketing name. In our practice we have used the Intralase with the Bausch and Lomb laser, the Wavelight Allegretto laser (now owned by Alcon) and the Zeiss MEL 80 laser. All of these combinations work extremely well since the making of a corneal flap is independent of the correction of vision by the second laser platform.

Most people considering laser vision correction are concerned about getting 20/20 vision as a result. While this is important, 20/20 acuity is only part of what we appreciate with our vision. Some experts say that 20/happy is the real goal. No doctor can guarantee a 20/20 result, and we have outcomes analysis to show what to expect with a given level of vision before vision correction surgery. Almost all of our patients do achieve 20/20 and the few who do not usually have a free enhancement to reach this goal.