VisuMax™ The most advanced laser vision correction technology on the planet.
Precision and safety with a more personalised and gentle treatment
Only available in New Zealand through the Eye Centre Group - serving central New Zealand
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Customised Laser Eye Treatment
Until quite recently, laser refractive surgery was based on the assumption that all eyes with the same amount of short or long sight and astigmatism required exactly the same laser treatment, rather like buying your shoes "off-the-shelf". However this assumption is incorrect. While two eyes may have the same degree of short sight and astigmatism, there are other optical errors that can occur in the eyes, which may be quite different between the two eyes. (Similarly feet of supposedly the same size may not feel comfortable in the same size shoes).
These optical errors are known as "higher order (HO) aberrations". If these HO aberrations are not corrected when doing refractive surgery, the eye may not reach its full visual potential.
Only recently has the technology become available to measure these HO aberrations in the human eye, and now it is possible to build correction of HO aberrations into your laser treatment. By doing so, it is possible to maximise the visual potential of your eyes, and also to reduce the chance of less than optimal vision after surgery.
This should result in better vision in demanding situations such as poor lighting and in some cases may result in your vision after surgery being sharper than your best-corrected vision prior to surgery.
In most eyes there are only minimal HO aberrations present prior to surgery and wavefront-guided treatment is unnecessary. However, all patients receive a laser treatment which is customized to the shape of their eye, to maximize the quality of vision in more demanding situations e.g. poor lighting.
The MEL 80 LASERS installed at the Wellington and Hawkes Bay Eye Centres are one of the most sophisticated refractive lasers currently available for performing laser eye surgery.
The Aberrometer on the MEL 80 LASER used to measure HO aberrations has far higher resolution than any other systems used in New Zealand.
In addition, a high speed eye tracker and a very advanced iris recognition system ensure that the laser treatment pattern is correctly aligned with the eye.