Laser Vision Correction
Drs. Hamilton and Roten are credentialed co-managing doctors affiliated with the Laser Eye Center of Lubbock.
We invite you to come in for a free consultation to see if you are a laser candidate. For more information and seminar dates call 806-797-4216 and ask for Cindy or Penny, our laser coordinates.

Intralase Method
 
The IntraLase Method is a 100% blade-free approach to creating your corneal flap, the thin tissue that the doctor folds back in order to perform your LASIK procedure.  The IntraLase Method can only be performed using the IntraLase FS Laser.
 
Traditionally, doctors have used an instrument called a microkeratome for the creation of the flaps.  The microkeratome is a hand-held blade that moves across the eye, cutting the corneal flap as it goes.  While LASIK is extremely safe, if complications do occur, the microkeratome is most often the cause.
 
The IntraLase Method, by contrast, enables your doctor to create your corneal flap without a blade ever touching your eye.  Ultimately, this method gives patients more confidence and less anxiety going in for their laser treatment, and excellent vision going out!  This is why our practice offers patients this advanced approach to Lasik called IntraLase Method.
 
CustomVue with WaveScan Technology
 
      Accurate: The WaveScan Technology captures the unique imperfections in your
      vision that could not have been measured and corrected before.  This gives your doctor
      treatment options that are truly individualized to your visual needs.
 
     Precise: WaveScan produces a detailed map of your eye - much like a fingerprint, no  
     two are alike.  This new level of measurement provides 25 times more precision than
     standard measurements used for glasses and contact lenses.
 
      Individualized:  Your treatment information is then transferred to the VISX STAR S4
      Eximer Laser, providing a new level of precision and accuracy, guiding your CustomVue
      procedure.

Photo refractive Keratectomy-PRK In PRK, the doctor uses a excimer laser to remove a thin layer of tissue from the center of the cornea. The laser produces a uniform, concentrated beam of high energy ultraviolet light that is precisely focused onto the cornea. During the procedure, the laser's light energy is converted into chemical energy which evaporates molecules of corneal tissue in very precise amounts. By altering the curvature of the cornea in this way, PRK reduces or eliminates moderates nearsightedness and astigmatism. Candidates for PRK should be at least 18 years old, have stable vision and no abnormalities of the cornea or external eye.

Laser in situ Keratomileusis-LASIK The LASIK procedure uses both surgery and a laser to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. In LASIK, the doctor surgically creates a flap of tissue on the front surface of the cornea. The flap is folded back and a laser is used to reshape the layer or tissue underneath ( the middle layer of the cornea). Once this is completed, the flap is repositioned and allowed time to heal. Candidates for LASIK should be at least 18 years old, have stable vision and no abnormalities of the cornea or external eye.

Laser Thermokeroplasty-LTK In LTK, the doctor uses a laser to heat a series of small, dot-shaped areas of the cornea. This causes the corneal tissue to shrink and the curvature of the cornea to steepen. LTK is used to treat people who are farsighted. Candidates for LTK should be at least 18 years old, have stable vision and no abnormalities of the cornea or external eye.