Dr Boothe Laser Center News

Lasik is a modern procedure used to correct vision problems such as astigmatism, hyperopia (farsightedness), and myopia (nearsightedness) utilizing a laser to remodel part of the cornea. Nowadays, Lasik is often regarded as one of the most common elective laser procedures. The Boothe Eye Care & Laser Center, which is situated in Plano, Texas, has been using this state-of-the-art technology for around twenty years to help people with refractive errors to correct their eyesight and to stop wearing vision correction devices such as eyeglasses and contact lenses.

But how do you get to know whether the Lasik procedure suits you? There are a few checklist items that are considered by Dr. William Boothe before allowing a candidate to undergo laser eye surgery:

- You must be at least 18 years of age.

- Eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma and conjunctivitis most likely will not allow you to undergo the procedure.

- Some eye abnormalities are almost impossible to be treated by the Lasik procedure. It will not be performed if too much corneal tissue has to be removed.

- Dr. Boothe emphasizes that your vision must be stable for more than a year. The Lasik procedure will not be able to correct your eyesight properly if your eyes vision changes every few months.

- Lasik will not be performed if you are pregnant. You must wait until the pregnancy is over because special hormones exude and affect the shape of your cornea in this period.

- You cannot undergo Lasik if you are infected with HIV or have any other disease (such as severe diabetic eye disease) that damages the body’s the ability to heal adequately.

- You have to be familiar with all the benefits and risks of the Lasik procedure before surgery.

Boothe Eye Care & Laser Center offers you a complimentary initial screening. This free procedure is aimed to help you determine if Lasik is right for you. Need more information? Visit BootheLaserCenter.com

Imagine how you would feel if you were unable to do basic activities like read a newspaper, drive your car or simply see our beautiful world in detail. Many people are conflicted with these issues and seek laser eye correction. There are many different treatment options for vision correction offered at Boothe Eye Care & Laser Center. The most advanced and recommended laser eye surgery procedure for visual correction today is Lasik.

During a Lasik surgery, Dr. William Boothe uses a Excimer laser which remodels the tissue beneath, and then the corneal flap is repositioned to its place and left to heal. This is the standard for laser eye correction.

IntraLasik is another type of Lasik laser eye correction procedure. IntraLasik is the only technology available that uses an FDA-approved laser used for the creation of corneal flap. IntraLasik uses a computer-controlled IntraaLase FS laser to create this flap.

Boothe Eye Care & Laser Center offers the latest WaveFront Mapping technology. This 3D technique helps to map out the cornea. During a Lasik or IntraLasik procedure, Dr. Boothe can customize the correction area and tissue removal. Thanks to WaveFront Mapping technology, it is possible to avoid such post-operative issues as halos or glare.

Excimer Laser Photo Refractive Keratectomy (PRK) is intended for patients who have thin corneas and other eye issues which cannot be treated by Lasik. PRK does not involve the use of cutting laser, such as the one used in Lasik.

Here is a list of equipment that is used in our Boothe Eye Care & Laser Center:

- Intralase iFS Laser

- Allegretto Wavelight Eye-Q Excimer Laser System

- The VISX STAR S4 Excimer Laser System

Dr. William Boothe believes that a good surgeon should offer his patients the latest and most advanced high technological equipment.