Custom LASIK, known also as wavefront-guided LASIK, is the most
advance, individualized treatment available for refractive errors.The FDA has approved three laser systems for wavefront eye treatment: the B & L Technolas Zyoptix™, LadarVision CustomCornea™ and the VISX CustomVue. FDA results for Zyoptix™ were slightly superior to the other wavefront-guided systems, but each of the lasers can give excellent results in the hands of an experience surgeon.   The Allegretto Wave ™and the Nidek are other laser systems available but neither are approved for more advanced custom wavefront treatments.  Dr. Roholt is qualified to treat patients with both the Zyoptix™
and the CustomVue™ systems.  He generally prefers
Zyoptix ™because of the wide range of pupil diameters that can be treated.   Dr. Roholt was the first in Ohio to perform wavefront-guided LASIK with the advanced Zyoptix™ system. (see www.bausch.com  and www.visx.com).

Wavefront sensing technology (WST) acquires a measurement of the entire visual pathway of the eye and provides a unique "fingerprint" of the eye. Most surgeons use a "corneal topographer" which creates a map of the corneal surface. B & L's Orbscan™ adds more detailed information about the front and back surfaces of the cornea which a conventional topographer cannot do. We next add WST to the information obtained from the Orbscan™ to get even more information. B & L's Zywave™ is the only WST that can use the Orbscan™ to determine each eye's total visual function, and the sum of this diagnostic information is used to perform wavefront-guided LASIK, called "Zyoptix." This analysis available at RVI gives us unparalleled precision in performing your vision correction procedure.

At RVI, we provide CustomCorrection™ for each patient. Not every LASIK candidate can have Zyoptix, and some patients are better suited for conventional LASIK, called PlanoScan. Contact us for information or a free evaluation to see which procedure is best for you.