WaveFront Mapping Technology at Boothe Eyecare & Laser Center
Are you suffering from poor eye vision? If the answer is yes, then Dr. William Boothe can help you to correct that vision. Patients are suffering from poor vision for numerous reasons. There are various types of imperfections related to vision and such imperfections are known as aberrations. There are two major types of aberrations: high-order aberrations and low-order aberrations. In the past, doctors were only able to correct some of the low order aberrations like astigmatism, myopia and hyperopia. Based to recent developments, these aberrations are not considered as the only ones that can be treated with laser vision surgery.
High-order aberrations also affect your vision and those aberrations are difficult to correct only by using contact lenses or spectacles or conventional LASIK eye surgery methods. Nowadays, WaveFront Mapping technology is used to examine the optical system for detecting both low order and high order aberrations. WaveFront Mapping technology is used to map the entire eye to understand the type of imperfections that cause poor vision. The ability of WaveFront Mapping to diagnose even high order aberrations helps the doctor to determine whether the patient requires a customized LASIK eye surgery.
Boothe Eyecare & Laser Center uses WaveFront Mapping for customized LASIK eye surgery. After a complete examination of your eyes and its focusing power, the results will be analyzed at Boothe Laser Center using up-to-date fotware. This new technology provides more information to the doctor, enabling him to do the surgery with fewer complications. Even the minute imperfections and undetected problems of the optical system which were not found in past examinations are mapped and displayed with the help of WaveFront Mapping. The measurements of the aberrations are converted into the form of a WaveFront map. The WaveFront map is unique for each person, just like the fingerprints.
WaveFront diagnosis is performed using an aberrometer. The waveFront is passed through the pupil of the eye and the diameter of the pupil is measured. The measurement of the pupil is used for deriving the reference WaveFront shape. Round shape of the WaveFront of light that will be passed through the eye is captured. Certain aberrometers will capture the WaveFront instantly after it reaches behind the retina of the eye. Some others capture WaveFront when it exits the front of the eye or pupil. Some of them capture WaveFront at both locations. The WaveFront map is created by comparing the shape of captured wavefront with the pre-programmed reference WaveFront and a personal map is created.
After analyzing this WaveFront map of your eyes, Dr. Boothe will decide whether you require a customized LASIK or not. Dr. William Boothe uses FDA approved WaveFront Mapping systems for examining the eyes of his patients. The information or the map obtained through these mapping systems is transferred to the respective laser system. Customized LASIK or intraLASIK eye surgery will be performed by Dr. Boothe using WaveFront map, which serves as a guide for performing the surgery. WaveFront Mapping technology is a boon to people who wish to have a life without specs or contact lenses and wish to rely of a personalized, accurate treatment.