External Surface OCT Scan The Laserfit™ Lens process begins by digitally scanning the anterior surface of the eye using optical coherence tomography. The result is a series of greyscale images like the one shown below. It looks very much like a CT-scan, but is done with a low powered low coherence … [Read more...] about Wavefront Lens Process – Simplified
OCT model of advanced Keratoconus eye
A picture is worth a thousand words, and pictures like this are rare. This one is of an eye of a patient with advanced keratoconus. We obtained OCT scans of the eye and used them to create this 3D image. It's a powerful demonstration of our advanced imaging and design capabilities. We use this … [Read more...] about OCT model of advanced Keratoconus eye
Patient gets 20/10 vision with wavefront-guided lenses
When a young woman suffered an eye infection following LASIK, she thought her career would be finished. Lasik Complication A 22 year/old female with very large pupils underwent bilateral LASIK with disastrous visual consequences in terms of higher order aberrations. The left eye subsequently … [Read more...] about Patient gets 20/10 vision with wavefront-guided lenses
Letter: Australia to Texas for Laserfit scleral lenses
My story My name is Mark, I am 38 and live in Melbourne Australia. Two years ago I had a sore eye which at a routine check with an ophthalmologist turned out to be just irritation from a dry climate. While in the surgeons office he noticed a slight scar in my right eye from LASIK I had done 15 … [Read more...] about Letter: Australia to Texas for Laserfit scleral lenses
LASERFIT: Best contact lenses for athletes
What do elite athletes have in common? The answer is vision. According to sports vision experts*, most elite athletes see better than 20/20, usually 20/15 or better. Some see 20/10. In the NBA, only 19% have a need for vision correction, compared to 54% of the general population between the ages of … [Read more...] about LASERFIT: Best contact lenses for athletes
Scleral Contact Lenses past to present
Advances in medical technology continue to change peoples lives for the better. It is often important to look back into the past and the old way of doing things to remind ourselves just how far we have come. This is especially true for scleral contact lenses. Scleral lenses used to be custom made … [Read more...] about Scleral Contact Lenses past to present
Super vision possible with scleral contact lenses
Dr. G’s odyssey to aid compromised eyes has led to the creation of super-vision in a number of patients. What does this mean, and how is it done? Vision scientists have concluded that the human eye is actually capable of seeing 20/10 or better, and that the imperfect optics of the eye prevent this … [Read more...] about Super vision possible with scleral contact lenses
Scleral contact lenses – advantages explained
A lot of folks ask us, what is the difference between a scleral contact lens compared to a regular soft or rigid RGP contact lens? Scleral Lenses vs Regular Lenses Like most lenses, scleral contact lenses and mini-scleral lenses are used to correct vision defects. However, unlike other contact … [Read more...] about Scleral contact lenses – advantages explained
What are considered severe or complex vision issues?
Dr. G. has spent that past couple of decades figuring out ways of restoring “normal” vision to patients with complex vision issues. But what exactly is a complex vision issue? Is it the patient with the high prescription? Possibly. We define a complex vision issue as a refractive problem which … [Read more...] about What are considered severe or complex vision issues?
3D Printed Devices Save Baby’s Life
In his 18 months of life, Garrett Peterson has never gone home, spending his days in hospital beds tethered to ventilators that even at the highest settings couldn’t prevent his breathing from periodically stopping. Garrett is just the second person whose life was saved with a new, bioresorbable … [Read more...] about 3D Printed Devices Save Baby’s Life
