Our Technology
Schwind Amaris® 1050RS
For all our Safe Sight TransPRK procedures at Clearvision, we use the Schwind Amaris® 1050RS excimer laser, which is able to treat 100 degrees of myopia in only 1.3 seconds. It is also equipped with features such as 7-dimensional eye tracking and zero latency tracking technology, which allows accurate treatment as it takes into consideration the tilt and roll of the eyeball. This translates into short treatment time during surgery, accuracy, consistency and comfort for our patients.
- 7D eye tracking provides precision and accuracy
- 1050 Hz pulse rate enables a fast and comfortable procedure
- SmartSurfACE provides safe, gentle, and touch-free treatment
ZEISS VisuMax 800
For our SMILE procedures at Clearvision, we use the ZEISS VisuMax 800 femtosecond laser, which implements femtosecond laser technology known for its precision, speed and gentle treatment technique. Its minimally invasive approach does not require the creation of a corneal flap – instead it creates a lenticule inside the cornea and a small incision, in just one single step. With a pulse frequency of 2000 kHz, the ZEISS VisuMax 800 enables shorter treatment times, making procedures easy and comfortable for our patients.
- Lenticule creation and incision are performed in just one step
- Femtosecond laser provides precision, speed and stability
- Low suction pressure and curved contact glass prevents vision blackout and discomfort during surgery
LASIK Xtra (Corneal Cross-Linking)
Clearvision’s LASIK Xtra is an additional treatment to the Safe Sight TransPRK procedure that helps to strengthen the cornea through corneal collagen cross-linking. It is a relatively fast procedure, taking an additional two minutes of time. Using the Avedro KXL system, LASIK Xtra can help to minimize the weakening effects that comes with the laser sculpting of the cornea in refractive surgeries. As laser sculpting with the excimer tissue involves tissue ablation, corneas will naturally become thinner after refractive surgeries. The higher your spectacle power, the more corneal tissue is required in laser sculpting.
LASIK Xtra is especially suitable for patients with:
- Thin or weak cornea
- Very high spectacle power
How does LASIK Xtra work?
Bausch & Lomb Technolas’ Zyoptix Diagnostic Workstation (ZDW)
The Zyoptix Diagnostic Workstation (ZDW) consists of the OrbScan and the Zywave Aberrometer. The Orbscan examines the structure, curvature and thickness or the cornea and its surrounding structures. By interpreting the OrbScan readings, our eye specialists can detect and diagnose eye conditions such as Keratoconus, Shallow Anterior Chamber Depths, Glaucoma, etc.
The Zywave Aberrometer is used to measure Wavefront Errors, that include refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, as well as higher order wavefront errors that can be corrected using the Zyoptix Procedure.
Topcon Spectral Domain 3D Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
The Topcon 3D-OCT uses spectral domain technology for the mapping of the retinal layers. This allows our eye specialists to look beyond what the naked eye can see. The 3D-OCT is especially useful in the detection and diagnosis of Age related Macular Degeneration, Macular Edema, Macular Holes, Epi-retinal membranes, and a lot of other retinal diseases.
The 3D-OCT is also equipped with a retinal camera, that can capture an image of your retinal and correspond point to point with the scan image.
Oculus Pentacam
The Oculus Pentacam is a diagnostic device that employs the use of Scheimpflug images. The Pentacam is capable of scanning the front of the eye in less than 2 seconds.
The Pentacam is accurate, due to its method of scanning, using the cornea centre as the pivot. The Pentacam can be used to help diagnose Narrow anterior chamber angles, Keratoconus, Cataracts, and other anterior segment diseases.
Topcon Digital Slit Lamp Biomicroscope
The Topcon Digital Slit Lamp Biomicroscope is especially useful when there is a need to capture photographs for documentation. Our eye specialists usually orders this test when there are abnormalities in the front of the eye that would be effectively described in a picture, as a picture speaks a thousand words
The Digital Slit Lamp is also a useful tool to help our patients understand the disease that is in his/her eye.