SO,
WHAT
EXACTLY
IS LASIK?
LASIK is an advanced, safe
1
that uses the
measurements of your eye and
highly accurate light energy to
reshape the cornea—improving
your eyesight and freeing you from
wearing glasses and contacts. 95%
of patients reach 20/20 UCVA.2
and freedom from glasses and contacts with the
technology of the ®
LASIK:
®
Federal (U.S.) law restricts the WaveLight® Excimer Laser Systems to sale by or on the
order of a physician.
FDA has approved the WaveLight® Excimer Laser Systems for use in laserassisted
in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) treatments for nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness
(hyperopia), and astigmatism, including mixed astigmatism.
In addition, the WaveLight® Excimer Laser Systems, when used with the WaveLight®
TOPOLYZER® Devices are approved for topography-guided LASIK treatments for the reduction
or elimination of up to -9.00 diopters of nearsightedness, or for the reduction of elimination of
nearsightedness with astigmatism with up to -8.00 diopters of nearsightedness and up to -3.00
diopters of astigmatism.
The WaveLight® Excimer Laser Systems are only indicated for use in patients who are 18
years of age or older (21 years of age or older for mixed astigmatism), who have documented
evidence that their refraction did not change by more than 0.50 diopters during the year before
their preoperative examination.
LASIK is just one option for correcting your vision. Alternative options
include eyeglasses, contact lenses, photorefractive keratectomy surgery (PRK), and other
refractive surgeries.
Ask your doctor for a copy of the current Patient Information Booklet for your
procedure for a complete listing of the indications, contraindications, complications, warnings,
Common risks of LASIK procedures include:
• Developing dry eye syndrome, which can be severe;
• The possible need for glasses or contact lenses after surgery;
• Visual symptoms including halos, glare, starbursts, and double vision, which can be
debilitating; and
• The loss of vision.