New FDA-approved “iris tracker” to correct astigmatism

Monday, May 17, 2010

Amit Chokshi, MD is pleased to introduce Advanced Control Eyetracking (ACE) for all of our LASIK patients. The new eye tracker presents many benefits to our patients and makes LASIK safer than ever before. Our office is the only facility in the state of Florida to offer this state of the art technology and one of 25 in the country.

Eyetracking allows lasers used during LASIK surgery to compensate for eye movements during the procedure, thus adding an important level of assurance. However, no eyetracker has been able to adjust for subtle rotations of the eye that occur during the laser treatment – that is until now!

• This new eyetracker locks on to the eye’s unique iris pattern just before the laser treatment begins, and then monitors the pattern throughout the procedure. When rotation of the iris is detected during the treatment the direction of the laser pulses is nearly instantaneously adjusted accordingly. No other laser in the US does this.
• This ensures that each laser pulse of the LASIK treatment is delivered to its intended location on the cornea.

What does this mean to you….added assurance that you are getting the safest and most accurate procedure as possible. For more information on this exciting new technology, please visit www.ready4lasik.com.