LaserVue Medical Associates Now Offering Custom Laser Vision Correction.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 The first LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. LA·SIK n. Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia. procedure designed to provide personalized laser vision correction for people with nearsightedness nearsightedness or myopia, defect of vision in which far objects appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly. Because the eyeball is too long or the refractive power of the eye's lens is too strong, the image is focused in front of the and astigmatism astigmatism (əstĭg`mətĭz'əm), type of faulty vision caused by a nonuniform curvature in the refractive surfaces—usually the cornea, less frequently the lens—of the eye. is available at LaserVue Medical Associates, with offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Mountain View, Walnut Creek, Stockton and Santa Rosa. The new CustomVue(TM) system, approved last Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ), uses WaveScan technology to identify unique imperfections within the eye, guiding the laser to provide personalized correction. LaserVue Medical Associates was involved in the early testing and development of WaveScan technology and is one of the first offices in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay to provide custom LASIK treatment. In clinical studies, CustomVue (manufactured by VISX, INCORPORATED (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EYE) allowed a greater percentage of trial participants to achieve 20/20 vision, with less incidence of night vision and driving problems, compared to other laser vision correction systems commercially available in the United States. CustomVue is the only custom LASIK procedure approved by the FDA to treat both nearsightedness and astigmatism. "Since opening our first office in 1996, it has been our legacy to offer the safest and most advanced laser technology to our patients," said Dr. Jay Bansal, Medical Director of LaserVue Medical Associates. "Today, we are pleased to be among the first eye care centers nationwide to offer CustomVue procedures, allowing our surgeons to precisely diagnose, screen and treat patients according to their own refractive errors. Because CustomVue is a highly personalized and precise treatment, we believe that more people than ever before will gain improved vision with this procedure," Bansal added. Conventional methods of laser vision correction are based on comparing an individual's visual profile against standard algorithms for optical distortions. The CustomVue procedure at LaserVue Medical Associates uses WaveScan techniques to produce a detailed map of each individual's visual irregularities based on the variability of how light is focused across the eye. This information is then transferred to the excimer laser A gas laser in which a very short electrical pulse excites a mixture containing a halogen such as fluorine and a rare gas such as argon or krypton. It produces a brief, intense pulse of ultraviolet light. , enabling the surgeon to customize each LASIK procedure to the individual's specific needs. This WaveScan approach provides 25-times more precision than standard measurements for glasses or contact lenses and can identify many aberrations that were previously undetectable. Patients are even provided with a unique PreVue trial lens trial lens n. Any of a set of cylindrical and spherical lenses used in testing vision. in order to "preview" their potential vision before CustomVue treatment is performed. "Because of my severe astigmatism, I am unable to wear contact lenses. While eyeglasses eyeglasses or spectacles, instrument or device for aiding and correcting defective sight. Eyeglasses usually consist of a pair of lenses mounted in a frame to hold them in position before the eyes. correct my vision to 20/20, I find them to be a burden, especially when I'm playing sports," said John "JJ" Kieley, a 32-year old patient awaiting CustomVue treatment. "I've been considering laser surgery for several years now, but I have not been impressed with the success rates, particularly for my condition. After extensive research, I sought LaserVue Medical Associates because of their excellent track record and early availability of the CustomVue procedure." About LaserVue Medical Associates LaserVue Medical Associates is a Bay Area corrective vision surgery provider specializing in the LASIK procedure. Since 1996, LaserVue's experienced ophthalmologists have performed more than 14,000 procedures on Bay Area residents. LaserVue utilizes state-of-the-art technology and is one of the first LASIK centers to use the new VISX CustomVue System. For more information, call 888/527-3745 or visit www.laservue.com. |
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