What is CustomCornea©?

CustomCornea® is a new laser vision correction procedure that's capable of addressing both the familiar refractive vision problem, nearsightedness, as well as a range of visual distortions called higher order aberrations. Through a completely customized approach, using data collected directly from your eye to drive the procedure, the procedure aims to improve both visual acuity and visual quality.

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What is the difference between CustomCornea® and conventional LASIK (or LASIK without CustomCornea®)?

While traditional laser vision correction can help with familiar refractive vision problems, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, CustomCornea® can go further and help with a range of visual problems that were not able to be measured before. The goal of traditional laser vision correction procedures is to improve visual acuity. With CustomCornea® the goal is to improve both your visual acuity and visual quality.

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How will I know if I should have CustomCornea® instead of another form of vision correction surgery?

This determination will be made by your surgeon, based on your comprehensive pre-operative examination that includes InterWave® and CustomCornea® measurements. The wavefront mapping plots the errors in your entire optical system by passing a narrow ray of light through the optical system and measuring the optical distortion as the light exits the eye. These patterns are then compared to a flat wavefront map. In CustomCornea® with the LADARVision® System these maps are used to guide your doctor's surgical planning, and the laser during treatments.

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Is CustomCornea® FDA approved?

CustomCornea® was approved by the FDA for regulated use in 2002.

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