Press Reports
“Recent data presented by the U.S. Navy demonstrates Ladarvision Custom LASIK (or wavefront-guided LASIK) produces better quality outcomes than traditional LASIK procedures, according to Capt. Steven C. Schallhorn, M.D. director of cornea and refractive surgery, U.S. Navy Medical Center, San Diego. “We’re finding that wavefront-guided LASIK yields sharper, higher quality vision, along with better patient satisfaction compared to conventional LASIK. Ladarvision Custom LASIK is giving many patients the ability to see better than they could with glasses or contacts before the procedure.”
— EyeWorld Week Online 2004
“Laser procedures, like LASIK, are by far the most popular operations that correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.”
— Newsweek 2004
“New U.S. Navy Study Demonstrates Superiority of Ladarvision Custom LASIK — Recent data presented by the U.S. Navy demonstrate Ladarvision Custom LASIK (also known as wavefront-guided LASIK) produces better quality outcomes than traditional LASIK procedures.”
— The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Web Site: http://www.eyesurgeryeducation.org 2004
“Now the science of vision measurement and correction is set to push beyond the familiar 20/20 line on eye charts to a benchmark described as ‘eagle vision.’ The basis for this shift is a powerful diagnostic technology known as wavefront analysis, which gives doctors a new window into the imperfections of the human eye. Paired with laser vision surgery -- and, in time, with implantable, light-tunable lenses -- the technology will enable physicians to customize laser treatments, yielding unparalleled results."
— Business Week 2003
“Lasik is a recently developed procedure that emerged in mainstream culture during the last several years. This procedure has changed the way people are seeing the world, [people] who previously used contact lenses or glasses.”
— The Chronicle Online (Hofstra University) 2004
“Wavefront technology is groundbreaking because it has the potential to improve not only how much you can see, visual acuity measured by the standard 20/20 eye chart, but also how well you can see, in terms of contrast sensitivity and fine detail. This translates into a reduced risk of post-LASIK complications, such as glare, halos and difficulty with night vision.”
— AllAboutVision.com A website devoted to provide consumers with an independent source of trustworthy information on eye health and vision correction problems. 2004
"After LASIK, the majority of people are able to pass a driver's license test without glasses or contacts (20/40) and experience no pain and minimal discomfort. Most patients report an immediate improvement within the first day following surgery."
— The Health Network.com, 2000
"In the last year, several pro athletes have had laser surgery to reshape the cornea and improve eyesight…all have had vision correction with the laser eye surgery of the 1990s: LASIK."
— USA Today, March 5, 1999
"Athletes seem most impressed by the crisper vision afforded by LASIK. Those who had worn contact lenses had seen splotchy images created by the fluids oozing between their eyes and lenses."
— Sports Illustrated, June 14, 1999
"Over the past two years, laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) has gained widespread acceptance as a safe, comfortable and reliable way to correct vision."
— Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists, August, 1999
"Depending on patient, LASIK is most common choice among doctors for low myopia"
— Primary Care Optometry February 4, 2000
"…the number of LASIK patients has roughly doubled every year for the past four. This year an estimated one million people will undergo the surgery. They are people who now play tennis, jog, water ski, see the morning alarm clock or shave their legs in the shower without glasses or contacts, many for the first time."
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1999
"The number of LASIK procedures now far surpasses the number of PRK surgeries, which four years ago was the most advanced laser procedure available for the treatment of nearsightedness."
— Houston Business Journal, July 19, 1999
"... laser vision correction has been a windfall: quick, safe and the end of cumbersome eyewear."
— Newsweek Magazine, June 2, 1997
