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A collaborative study just released by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force demonstrates the superiority of Custom LASIK, or wavefront, a state-of-the-art laser vision correction procedure. The study was released in conjunction with the recent national meeting of the 31st Annual Symposium of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery held in Washington, D.C.

Captain Steve Schallhorn, MD, director of refractive surgery at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego said, “With wavefront-guided procedures we’re getting better quality of vision, better clarity, better night vision, and better contrast sensitivity than we did with conventional laser eye surgeries.” Col. Robert Smith of the Air Force Warfighter Refractive Surgery Program agrees. “While conventional laser correction procedures are good, wavefront-guided vision correction is ratcheting up our expectations.”

Custom LASIK is the advanced procedure that uses a tool called the wavefront analyzer to measure the way light passes through your eye. Custom LASIK is able to address and correct “higher-order” aberrations, which are distortions thought to cause problems such as halos or glare. The study confirmed the benefits available to patients by showing that Custom LASIK patients did not report experiencing night driving halos or glare while conventional LASIK patients reported an increase in halos. Most patients experienced a satisfactory resolution in halos after three months.

Kerry Solomon, MD, is professor of ophthalmology at the Medical University of South Carolina, medical director for the Magill Laser Center for Vision Correction and board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr Solomon continues to excel as one of the leading cataract and refractive surgeons in the country, is often quoted in industry publications, recruited to lead cutting-edge clinical trials and has been featured in specials for networks such as PBS and Discovery.

David Vroman, MD, is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Medical University of South Carolina and the statewide medical director for Lifepoint Eye Bank. He completed medical school at the University of Maryland and his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina at the Storm Eye Institute.  His fellowship focused on cornea, cataract and refractive surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami. Dr. Vroman is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Call Magill Laser Center today at (843) 216.2020 for more information about custom LASIK or to schedule your surgical evaluation.