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Even U.S. astronauts can now enjoy the freedom All-Laser Custom LASIK has to offer. NASA has officially cleared All-Laser Custom LASIK for astronauts who face physically demanding conditions and require extreme visual precision. Let's face it - even your most extreme lifestyle and activities can't compare with being ejected from an F-16, G-Forces, atmospheric blastoff or walks in outer space! All-Laser Custom LASIK is now safe enough for astronauts...and safe enough for you.

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Has it become difficult to read a menu or the newspaper? Are you tired of having to search for your readers every time you need to use your cell phone or see a price tag? Saddleback Eye Center and Dr. Manger are proud to offer technology that may restore your youthful, up-close vision. Schedule your VIP All-Laser Custom LASIK exam and find out if this exciting procedure is right for you!

There is no substitute for All-Laser Custom LASIK
With so many different messages about LASIK technology, it's hard to know what's right for you. But make no mistake, procedures advertised as "no-blade LASIK" or "flapless LASIK" don't necessarily mean All-Laser Custom LASIK like Dr. Manger performs at Saddleback Eye Center. There is a difference, and All-Laser Custom LASIK offers you the precision and safety you deserve. Because All-Laser Custom LASIK is 100% all-laser, 100% blade-free and 100% personalized just for you.

One way these alternative procedures differ from All-Laser Custom LASIK is the way they prepare the surface of the cornea for the second step of LASIK. Many doctors and corporate LASIK centers still perform traditional LASIK, which consists of using a metal blade to perform the first step of the procedure. However, at Saddleback Eye Center, we only use superior technology, called Intralase, which allows the flap to be created with a laser, dramatically improving safety, accuracy, and predictability. This procedure is referred to as All-Laser Custom LASIK because it utilizes the Intralase technology to eliminate the microkeratome or metal blade.

And, this is where the messages can get confusing. There are other procedures that are being called "bladeless" or "flapless" LASIK. These procedures either create the flap differently than with Intralase technology or don't create a protective flap at all, which isn't All-Laser Custom LASIK. And, although they may be advertised for less money, all of these alternative procedures can be uncomfortable, require more postoperative medication, and have longer healing times. Furthermore, none of these procedures utilize a cool-beam laser to precisely create the flap.

So, let's set the record straight! LASIK is only LASIK when a corneal flap is created. And, All-Laser Custom LASIK is only All-Laser Custom LASIK when the flap is created using Intralase and VISX Star S4 with Iris Registration, ActivTrak and CustomVue WavePrint technology is used, period. Alternative procedures that do not utilize the VISX Star S4 are not All-Laser Custom LASIK. VISX Star S4 technology brings a new level of accuracy. It's sophisticated ActivTrak system is the only eye tracking technology that follows microscopic eye movements in a 3-dimensional pattern to ensure the highest possible level of accuracy during your treatment. And Iris Registration is advanced technology that allows Dr. Manger to center and align your treatment, giving you the added reassurance that your procedure will be safer and more accurate than ever before.

TRADITIONAL LASIK vs. All-Laser Custom LASIK

Traditional LASIK Microkeratome A mechanical instrument utilized a metal blade to cut into the surface of the eye to create the corneal flap.

All-Laser Custom LASIK—100% Blade Free Intralase Laser This All-Laser approach provides patients with a safe, bladeless alternative by using a laser to create the corneal flap.