Deciding to have LASIK (Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) or PRK (Photorefreactive Keratectomy) can be a big decision. At Jenkins Eye Care we take great care to determine what’s best for you as our patient. That’s why we offer all laser LASIK/PRK treatments using the IntraLase method. Dr. Jenkins, an accomplished ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, was the first person to perform LASIK in Hawaii and prides herself on her ability to provide quality eye care to all her patients.
This laser eye surgery method, creates pulses of laser light create your corneal flap, which is then lifted so the reshaping of your cornea can be performed. When your LASIK treatment is over, the flap is securely repositioned into place. This bladeless, computer-guided technology helps ensure accuracy giving most of our patients 20/20 vision or better as soon and the very next day.
Assurance and Comfort
This method has been used successfully on thousands of eyes and we trust this advanced technology to deliver exceptional results. Our commitment is to provide you with the ultimate in comfort, safety, and outstanding vision. LASIK with IntraLase can help you achieve all of this—while it delivers the added assurance of knowing you’re being treated with the most advanced technology there is.
LASIK performed with IntraLase delivers superior visual results.
In a clinical study comparing the IntraLase laser to the leading microkeratome, more patients achieved 20/20 vision or better in standard and custom LASIK surgery when the IntraLase method was used to create the corneal flap.
How the IntraLase Method Works
Unlike mechanical instruments, IntraLase technology is uniquely able to program the dimensions of your flap based on what’s best for your eye. Then the IntraLase laser creates your flap from below the surface of the cornea—without ever cutting it. How?
1. Ultra–fast pulses of laser light position microscopic bubbles at a precise depth determined by your doctor.
2. The laser light passes harmlessly through your cornea. Then the laser creates rows of these bubbles just beneath your corneal surface as it moves back and forth across your eye in a uniform plane.
3. Next, the IntraLase laser stacks bubbles around your corneal diameter to create the edges of your flap. These bubbles are stacked at an angle that is determined by Dr. Jenkins and is individualized to the way your eye is shaped.
4. The process takes only about 30 seconds from start to finish— it’s quiet and it’s comfortable.
5. Dr. Jenkins then gently lifts the flap to allow for the second step of your LASIK treatment. When treatment is complete, the flap easily “locks” back into position and rapidly begins to heal.
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Because of the incredible accuracy of the IntraLase method, certain patients who were ineligible for LASIK may now be able to have treatment.
Find out today if you are a candidate! Please call (855) 522-2020 to schedule your LASIK consultation. Or email our office at info@jenkinseyecare.com.
