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Zyoptix LASIK surgery

Zyoptix LASIK is one of the latest breakthroughs in laser eye treatment. Zyoptix LASIK is developed by Bausch and Lomb. The technology used in Zyoptix surgery lets your surgeon plan the most personalised treatment possible, which is unique to your eyes.

The innovations in Zyoptix surgery start from before you even step into the operating room, and continue throughout the surgery. One of the best things about Zyoptix is that it can treat patients who previously might not have been suitable for laser eye surgery. On this page we will discuss who might benefit from Zyoptix LASIK, and what exactly is involved in Zyoptix laser eye surgery.

How does Zyoptix LASIK surgery work?

Zyoptix builds on the basic process of LASIK surgery and uses Wavefront LASIK technology. The two main steps of LASIK surgery are that an initial cut is made in the cornea, and then the resulting flap is pulled back so that the second step of reshaping the underlying corneal tissue can be done.

To reshape the corneal tissue, eye surgeons had relied on older devices in the past to measure the patient’s eye and how it would need to be reshaped. Zyoptix LASIK revolutionizes this diagnostic technology. First, the shape of your cornea is measured at 9,000 different points using an Orbscan machine.

The second step of diagnostics is measuring the unique way your eye scatters light. This is done with a Zywave Aberrometer machine. This uses Wavefront technology to pick up tiny vision problems, or “aberrations”, that were previously undetected. This Wavefront reading allows your surgeon to program a more complete treatment, and get rid of potential problems like halos, glares, and starbursts. Studies have shown that a significantly greater number of people have improved night driving vision with Zyoptix compared with traditional LASIK surgery.

Zyoptix surgery brings significant advancements to the laser eye surgery procedure. It uses a combination of large and small lasers to achieve more precision in correcting the small aberrations. In addition, the Zyoptix laser software is more advanced, so it can detect whether your eye moves during surgery and account for those movements to ensure correct reshaping of the cornea.

After Zyoptix surgery, your doctor prescribes antibiotic drops to prevent infection and the your vision is generally a bit blurry and light-sensitive for the first day. Vision will usually become clear within the first couple of days during recovery after laser eye surgery, and the doctor will want to have regular follow up visits up to three months during the healing process.

Who is suitable for Zyoptix surgery?

Zyoptix laser eye surgery is used to treat patients who are short sighted, long sighted, or have astigmatism. Typically, the doctor will require that you have 2 years of stable vision prior to the operation. Note that the surgeon might contact your general practitioner or the referring optometrist to find out about these issues.

Due to the greater precision in diagnosis, Zyoptix is also open to more candidates. The greater efficiency means less corneal tissue is removed in the reshaping process, making it an ideal procedure for those with thin corneas. Additionally, the Zyoptix system measures the pupils and accounts for their size, so patients who had pupils that might have been too large for traditional LASIK surgery can often opt for Zyoptix.

The real advancement of Zyoptix is personalization. Using the latest technology allows the system to account for the individual imperfections of your eye, rather than a one size fits all approach. This greater precision leads to better results, eliminating even small problems like halos, or especially night vision problems. The key is diagnosis and this means working with your doctor. If you do, the combination of technology and personalization could lead to great results for improving your eyesight.

Other variations of LASIK surgery include EpiLASIK surgery, which works on the epithelium layer of the cornea, and IntraLASIK surgery, which uses a laser to make the initial corneal flap.

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