Intralase Intralase

The Safest LASIK: Intralase

NASA approves Intralase for astranauts
The Navy approves Intralase

Intralase is the safest method for creating the corneal flap. Using the IntraLase FS laser to create the corneal flap with a safe laser beam instead of a blade.

 

How The Eye Works

To best understand the process of visual input, consider that a camera creates images by focusing on an object and allowing specific, regulated amounts of light to pass through a hole; the end result is the creation of a visual impression on film.

With your vision, light enters the cornea much like a camera lens, and enables the eye to focus. The light then passes through the pupil (the hole), as the iris works to adjust the amount of light allowed to enter. Light then enters the lens where the remaining required focus is achieved. The shape of the lens adjusts, either thinner or thicker, by tensing or relaxing the muscles of the eye. The retina is the final destination of this focused light, which functions the same way as film; the retina converts the light into a signal using cells called rods and cones. These signals travel to your brain where the “film” is developed into an image. The result is the miracle of sight. Furthering the camera analogy, much like a photograph vision quality is best close up, while distance and often even mid-range vision is blurred.

The anatomy of the eye...

With today's advanced vision correction procedures, you need to have a basic understanding of the anatomy of the eye:,/p>

  • The cornea is the window of the eye. It is where the majority of focus takes place.

  • The iris is the colored portion of the eye that adjusts the amount of light allowed to enter the pupil. It is actually classified as a muscle.

  • The pupil is the black spot in the center of your eye where light enters. Pupil size changes when the iris tenses or relaxes, depending on the amount of light present.

  • The lens is located behind the pupil and is the secondary mechanism of focus after the cornea. It adjusts the amount of focus the light image needs before it reaches the retina.

  • The retina is the nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels to the brain. Cells, called rods and cones, within the retina transmit these signals along the optic nerve, creating your vision.

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