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The advantages of iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser at Boothe Eye Care

Lasik surgery is a popular procedure for the improvement of vision. The majority of Boothe Eye Care patients agree to such option but some of them fear the perceived notion of having complications after surgery. If these occur, they are mostly the result of the formation of flap.

Flap in a Lasik procedure was usually made with a high speed blade which is called a microceratome. Flap creation is the most important option in the whole Lasik procedure and in majority of cases it is the cause of complications, when occured. In order to minimize this problem companies like AMO embarked on a technological journey for the development of a Femtosecond Laser. Nowadays, the new IntraLase procedure is used for half of all flaps created.

What are the advantages of having iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser? The main advantage of Femtosecond Laser is that it is designed as a super high frequency laser which uses very low amount of energy per pulse.

The dissection of the cornea is performed by laser pulses that create air bubbles in the cornea in the desired depth. At first, a specific cut on the cornea creates a flap with unique “locks” in order for the corneal flap to get back into its previous position accurately. The patient's anxiety is likely to be decreased by the rapid creation of the corneal flap (no more than ten seconds). By reducing the level of energy used to make the flap, it promotes the improvement of the patient’s conditions and decreases the possibility of eye inflammations. Another important advantage of the iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser , as practiced in Boothe Eye Care, is that a smooth cut of the flap reduces the patient’s light sensitivity.

iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser is the latest technology used in iLasik surgery. The iFS option provides safety and the best results of vision correction. Numerous studies shown that patients treated with the Femtosecond Laser had much better contrast sensitivity and acuity than those treated with a blade. Because of the use of the newest Femtosecond Laser, Boothe Eye Care has experienced the ability to significantly reduce problems such as high postoperative light sensitivity, which was impossible to achieve with older technologies.