Our 20/20 LASIK Blog

Wavefront technology is the greatest advance in laser vision correction since PRK and LASIK were introduced in the mid-1990's. Traditional LASIK is a wonderful procedure and was the perfect vision correction solution for millions of people across the world.

As great as it is though, it has some limitations. Traditional LASIK treats only lower order aberrations, conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism whereas as Wavefront LASIK treats both lower and higher order aberrations. Higher order aberrations are corneal conditions that cause blurriness, glares, starbursts and double vision. Lower order aberrations affect how far you can see and higher order aberrations affect how well you can see.

As you can imagine the difference in clarity of vision for those with higher order aberrations and those without can be great. Wavefront LASIK can correct all of those conditions. The vast majority of patients report that their night vision is better after Wavefront LASIK than it was before. Glare and halo problems are also significantly less with Wavefront treatment.

Most LASIK providers consider Wavefront technology to be an "extra" and charge extra for it, but at the 20/20 Institute, we consider it the only standard of care we are comfortable providing to our patients. Every LASIK procedure performed at the 20/20 institute utilizes Wavefront technology.

If you have ever wondered if Wavefront LASIK is a good choice for you, please contact the 20/20 Institute today to schedule a completely free comprehensive evaluation to find out if you are a medical candidate. We'll also be happy to share with you our 20/20 LASIK Commitment Plan.