Intralase Femtosecond Laser Track Record

Although the Intralase™ Femtosecond laser used in Intralasik only recently obtained CE approval for use in Europe, it has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), USA since 2002 years with over 500,000 procedures (as of Oct 2005) performed. At Centre for Sight, Intralasik performed using the Intralase provides better outcomes than traditional Lasik.Our own outcomes have revealed a lower enhancement rate with Intralasik,and better outcomes. Our patients obtain better than 6/6 (20/20) vision more often following Intralasik.

Presently 17% (and rapidly rising) of all LASIK procedures in the USA are performed with Intralase™. There are over 170 sites in USA and over 30 in Europe (Centre For Sight being the only site performing Intralasik in the UK August 2004.

Download a summary of presentations on Intralase (pdf)

Contrast the 10 micron standard deviation of flap thickness using Intralase to(19.8 microns) in our own study on traditional Microkeratome Lasik also published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.Please independently evaluate IntraLASIK and the Intralase™ laser by searching the internet or logging on to www.intralase.com.

Optician Magazine

Article authored by Centre for Sight medical Director, Published in Optician magazine, UK.

PUBLICATIONS on INTRALASE :

1. Touboul D, Salin F, Mortemousque B, Chabassier P, Mottay E, Leger F, Colin J. [Advantages and disadvantages of the femtosecond laser microkeratome] J Fr Ophtalmol. 2005 May;28(5):535-46. French.

2. Sonigo B, Chong Sit D, Ancel JM, Auclin F, Bokobza Y, Baudouin C. [In vivo confocal microscopy evaluation of corneal changes induced after LASIK using the IntraLase femtosecond laser technique] J Fr Ophtalmol. 2005 May;28(5):463-72. French.

3. Terry MA, Ousley PJ, Will B. A practical femtosecond laser procedure for DLEK endothelial transplantation: cadaver eye histology and topography. Cornea. 2005 May;24(4):453-9.

4. Sarayba MA, Juhasz T, Chuck RS, Ignacio TS, Nguyen TB, Sweet P, Kurtz RM. Femtosecond laser posterior lamellar keratoplasty: a laboratory model. Cornea. 2005 Apr;24(3):328-33.

5. Durrie DS, Kezirian GM. Femtosecond laser versus mechanical keratome flaps in wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis: prospective contralateral eye study. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Jan;31(1):120-6.

6. Tran DB, Sarayba MA, Bor Z, Garufis C, Duh YJ, Soltes CR, Juhasz T, Kurtz RM. Randomized prospective clinical study comparing induced aberrations with IntraLase and Hansatome flap creation in fellow eyes: potential impact on wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Jan;31(1):97-105.

7. Durrie DS, Stahl J. Randomized comparison of custom laser in situ keratomileusis with the Alcon CustomCornea and the Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix systems: one-month results. J Refract Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;20(5):S614-8.

8. Kezirian GM, Stonecipher KG. Comparison of the IntraLase femtosecond laser and mechanical keratomes for laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004 Apr;30(4):804-11.

9. Binder PS. Flap dimensions created with the IntraLase FS laser. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004 Jan;30(1):26-32.

10. Ratkay-Traub I, Ferincz IE, Juhasz T, Kurtz RM, Krueger RR. First clinical results with the femtosecond neodynium-glass laser in refractive surgery. J Refract Surg. 2003 Mar-Apr;19(2):94-103.

11. Sugar A. Ultrafast (femtosecond) laser refractive surgery. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2002 Aug;13(4):246-9.