FEMTO

Femto-LASIK is a combination of the tried and tested Excimer laser and new femtosecond laser technology: when preparing the corneal flap, a second laser is employed rather than the mechanical microkeratome. This femtosecond laser allows the preparation of very thin and highly precise corneal flaps. This makes LASIK operations possible even with low corneal tissue thickness and severe short sightedness or far-sightedness. The actual refractive procedure is carried out with the same Excimer laser as previous LASIK operations.

 

Since the introduction of the Intralase femtosecond laser in the USA in 2001, more than 500,000 patients worldwide have been operated on using this "blade-less" LASIK. Approximately 15% of all LASIK operations already use the femtosecond laser.

Dr. Fischer uses the latest 60 kHz femtosecond laser from Intralase. This keeps the incision time to a minimum.

 

Pulsing Femto-Laser
The pulsing of the femto laser produces microscopic air bubbles that define the corneal flap that will later be lifted.
Precise positioning
Thanks to the precise positioning of the resulting air bubbles around the cornea, there is exact preparation of the flap.
Lifted back for treatment
The corneal lamella (flap) is lifted back for treatment in the deep corneal bed.
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