Advantages of VJET's Epi-LASIK technology...
The EpiLift System is already being sold in over 30 countries including the United States, Japan and in most countries in Europe. The system is the cornerstone of Epi-LASIK, a new, safer method of the popular LASIK corrective vision surgery.
About the EpiLift System:
When the EpiLift System is used, the epithelium - the top layer of the eye - is cleanly separated, at a natural division point in the eye, from the Bowman's layer membrane in an intact sheet of viable tissue. The tissue is then lifted away from the cornea so that a laser can be applied to reshape it. This entire process, Epi-LASIK, produces virtually instant visual results similar to LASIK but with the stable long-term visual outcomes of PRK.
LASIK surgery, currently a standard corrective vision surgical process, requires making a flap in the top layer of the eye before the laser is applied. This flap, once created, never fully heals, which can lead to complications and possible vision impairment in the future. Because it does not involve cutting the cornea or creating a permanent flap, the EpiLift System allows the eye to regrow the connections with the epithelium, resulting in a safer procedure with a significantly lower risk of complications.
Advantages of Epi-LASIK:
• The EpiEdge epikeratome eliminates the need for the alcohol used in PRK and LASEK. Since alcohol is toxic to epithelial cells, removing the alcohol application from the procedure results in faster healing and less pain for patients.
• The EpiEdge produces a precise, reproducible separation of the epithelium. With Epi-LASIK, many of the flap complications of LASIK are reduced.
• Epi-LASIK results in less post-operative haze. The epithelial flap may protect the bare surface of the stroma (the inner tissue of the cornea) after laser treatment and prevent the influx of inflammatory cells from tears.
• Because the corneal nerves are not severed as with LASIK, there's a lower risk of extended post-operative dry eye problems.
• Epi-LASIK is is often a better option than LASIK for those with thin corneas. With this procedure, approximately thirty-five percent less tissue is removed. That means that many patients who have thin corneas are now candidates for laser vision correction.
• Serious complications with Epi-LASIK are extremely rare. Epi-LASIK is a safe, effective and permanent procedure.
