| Excimer lasers for use in LASIK surgery have come a | | | | - PerfectPulse Technology – Extremely reliable eye |
| long way. The way that technology continually | | | | tracking and speed are used with PerfectPulse |
| advances gives some of them an edge over others. | | | | Technology. If your eye moves out of the range of the |
| One of these, the Allegretto Wave excimer laser, | | | | beam, it will stop and wait for your eye to return to its |
| helps to reduce the chance of halos and glares with | | | | proper location. The controlled pulse assures the |
| night vision as it corrects myopia, hyperopia, and | | | | clearest vision possible. |
| astigmatism. Many people may want to correct their | | | | - Speed – Moving at 200 times per second, the |
| vision with LASIK, but are nervous about the side | | | | pulse of the beam knows exactly where to go at |
| effects they’ve heard about in the media. Two of | | | | each step. Due to the speed, LASIK surgery with |
| these, halos and glare, affect night vision and can | | | | Allegretto Wave takes as long as pouring a cup of |
| make driving difficult. When the Allegretto Wave was | | | | coffee. This also helps to reduce post-operative |
| approved by the Food and Drug Agency in 2003, this | | | | complications. |
| was one of its listed benefits. There are several other | | | | - Cross Line Projector – A red cross line lets your |
| advantages of this next generation laser. | | | | ophthalmologist know exactly what the alignment of |
| Advantages of Allegretto Wave | | | | the eye is and where the beam will pulse. This allows |
| - Wavefront-guided technology – This technology is | | | | for an extra layer of security in the successful |
| not only found with the Allegretto Wave excimer laser, | | | | outcome of your LASIK surgery with Allegretto Wave. |
| but is extremely important in LASIK surgery. | | | | Technology used in the office of the ophthalmologist |
| Wavefront-guided technology creates a map at the | | | | today are some of the most up-to-date and cutting |
| microscopic level for your custom LASIK vision | | | | edge available. Not only can your vision be perfected, |
| correction. This helps to reduce and eliminate any | | | | your night vision will not suffer any degradation. Patient |
| aberrations that might add to the risk of night | | | | satisfaction with Allegretto Wave has been close to |
| vision-harming side effects like glare or halos. | | | | 100%. |