Spectrum Eye & Laser Center is owned and operated by Clemson Eye. Together, we provide patients with the absolute best treatment refractive options available in the nation and ensure they have the necessary follow-up treatment vital to their overall vision health. We now offers Blade Free All Laser LASIK with the iLasik Technology Suite by VISX using their newest Intralase femtosecond laser system, the iFS which provides a less invasive computer controlled approach with faster visual recovery.
Spectrum Lasik at Clemson Eye in Greenville offers FREE CONSULTATIONS ($200 value) to determine if you are a candidate for LASIK or PRK. If you are a candidate then we manage all of your pre and post-operative care as well as assist you with payment options. Your LASIK surgery will be conveniently performed at the Spectrum Eye & Laser Center in Greenville.
The ideal candidate for LASIK is over 18 years old with normal eye health and a prescription that has not increased significantly in the last 12 months. People with certain medical conditions or women who are pregnant may not be good candidates for LASIK.
Refractive Errors:
Myopia (Nearsightedness) occurs when light rays are focused in front of the retina instead of directly on the retina.
Hyperopia (Farsightedness) occurs when light rays are not bent enough to focus on the retina.
Astigmatism occurs when light rays are focused at more than one point on the retina.
The Process:
- You get an extensive exam by our iLASIK physician.
- Computers/software are used to make an individual blueprint of your eyes; this blueprint is used to drive your laser correction and is what gives you a truly customized result
- A laser is used to make a thin flap in your cornea
- You'll be given numbing drops so you won't feel pain
- This flap enables the surgeon to make the iLASIK correction
- A second laser is used to make the correction to your cornea, based on your unique vision/eye characteristics
- This correction is completely computer driven and takes about 10 minutes all together.
- It's safe, fast and virtually painless
- You can have great vision without glasses or contacts*
The VISX Excimer laser removes microscopic layers of corneal tissue to change its shape, allowing light rays to focus more directly on the retina.
Intralase FS Laser Technology provides a less invasive computer controlled approach to the important first step of Laser Vision Correction. Traditionally, the first step of Laser Vision Correction has been performed with a surgical blade. Today the procedure has been enriched with the remarkable micron level accuracy of the Intralase FS Laser, making every procedure more predictable. Studies have shown the Intralase technology to be 100 times more accurate than traditional bladed LASIK. Intralase enriched LASIK is one of the safest forms of surgical vision correction today.
This technology benefits you by being a safer procedure with predictably better vision at follow up exams.More patients prefer their vision and see better following Laser Vision Correction with Intralase than with previous methods.
The outer surface of the cornea suffers no trauma, creating a completely pain-free procedure. Because of the incredibly small spot size (3 microns), flexible platform and femtosecond precision, our surgeons can customize and design a very precise computer controlled incision without the risk of damaging surrounding tissue.
To treat nearsightedness, the cornea must be made flatter. This is accomplished by removing tissue from the center of the cornea.
To treat farsightedness, the central cornea must be made steeper. This is accomplished by directing the laser beam to remove tissue from around this area.
To treat astigmatism, the cornea must be made more spherical. By changing the pattern of the beam, tissue is removed in one direction more than the other.
Then, the protective flap is folded back in place where it bonds securely without the need for stitches. After LASIK, some patients report a slight discomfort that usually goes away within twelve to twenty-four hours. The cornea is closed without the need for stitches.
”The most important factors in the successful outcome of your LASIK procedure are the skill and experience of your surgeon. But a surgeon needs state-of-the-art equipment to give you the best possible results.”
Spectrum Lasik at Clemson Eye uses only the most recently FDA-approved excimer lasers and combines them with the diagnostic precision originally invented by NASA for use in high-powered precision telescopes, called Wavefront technology. Our Wavefront technology measures the way light travels through your entire optical pathway and compares it to the way light travels through an optically perfect eye. This creates a 3-D map of your vision that is as unique to you as your fingerprint and 25 times more precise than conventional equipment. This customized "fingerprint" is then transferred electronically to the laser which custom treats your cornea for precise vision.
Key components in quality care are technology and state of the art equipment. Better technology, better results, better vision.