About Custom Wavefront Guided Laser Eye Surgery
at Center for Sight in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Custom Wavefront Guided Laser Eye Surgery is a specialized type of corneal laser eye surgery procedure that the doctor uses to provide patients with more complex eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions the possibility of achieving a more precise visual outcome.

Many people do not realize that their eyes are really a living optical system made up of a number of optical components that together, produce the optical characteristics of your vision. The two main optical components of your eye are the cornea and the crystalline lens. As with any optical component, the cornea and crystalline lens may have distortions. These distortions are called aberrations.

Everyone who wears eyeglasses or contact lenses is familiar with the most common aberrations, which are called myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. These aberrations are relatively simple aberrations and are thus are called ‘low order’ aberrations. Since they are relatively simple, low order aberrations can usually be corrected with eyeglasses and contact lenses. However, there are some optical aberrations that cannot be fully corrected with eyeglass or contact lens prescriptions because they are too complex. These aberrations are probably unfamiliar to most patients but include spherical aberration, coma and trefoil. Since these aberrations are much more complex, they are called “high order” aberrations. High order aberrations are not corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses. Until a few years ago we were not able to measure high order aberrations in everyday clinical practice in an eye care office because the necessary instrumentation was only found in research laboratories.

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Am I A Corneal Laser Eye Surgery Candidate?

The only way to really be sure that you are a good candidate for LASIK or any type of corneal laser eye surgery is to schedule a free consultation at Center for Sight. When you schedule your consultation, begin to think about all the things in your life that would be more convenient or more comfortable if you didn’t have to depend on eyeglasses or contact lenses to do them. Then, at your consultation tell our Refractive Surgery Coordinator what you would like to be able to do without eyeglasses and contacts so that together you can set realistic expectations for your Laser Eye Surgery.

At your consultation we will be conducting a thorough eye examination including measuring your prescription for laser treatment, measuring your pupil size, performing a retinal and optic nerve exam through a dilated pupil and measuring your corneal thickness, measuring optical aberrations and corneal shape to confirm that you are a good candidate for Laser Eye Surgery. Further, we will have an in depth discussion exploring the vision correction goals you have and the specific things that you wish to achieve by having LASIK surgery or any type of Laser Eye surgery.

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Please fee free to contact the Center for Sight Refractive Surgery Coordinator at 1.866.603.5599 to schedule a Free Laser Eye Surgery Consultation.

Center for Sight is conveniently located for patients seeking Custom LASIK Laser Eye Surgery in Massachusetts or Rhode Island from Attleboro, Fairhaven, Fall River, Franklin, Mansfield, Marion, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Milford, New Bedford, North Attleboro, North Dartmouth, Norton, Oxford, Rehobeth, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Walpole, Whitinsville, Woonsocket, Providence, Smithfield, Westport, Lakeville, Dighton, Little Compton, and Tiverton.

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For a complete review of Laser Eye Surgery including LASIK, LASIK risks, LASIK complications, contraindications to having LASIK, possible LASIK problems and LASIK side effects you may visit www.fda.gov or www.seewithlasik.com.