One thing you should know upfront is that wavefront LASIK, also known as custom lasik, is going to cost more than the traditional surgery. Prices of all types of LASIK vary from provider to provider, depending on a number of factors, but are generally charged at a certain cost per eye.

The price quoted will be for one eye, so you must double this if you intend to get both eyes corrected, even if this is at the same time.

There will be extra charges in place for certain technology, including wavefront. Quoted prices may seem to differ widely with one provider offering $499 and the other $2000. The truth is that, while some companies may legitimately offer a low price, in many cases this offer will not apply to you and your requirements where more extensive correction is needed.

In the case of wavefront LASIK you can expect the increase in cost from traditional LASIK to be around $1000 more. Some surgeons, however, will not increase their cost for using this custom technology and instead will charge a standard fee for all procedures (dependant on your individual needs).

If you are daunted by the costs then you needn’t be as most providers will offer you an easy payment plan to help you pay the cost of your treatment in small amounts each month.

Purchasing laser treatment is an important decision, and hopefully one that will only need to be made once. For this reason spending that little extra to achieve better results is often the best way. Your eye doctor will advise you on whether wavefront LASIK would be a good way to cure your vision problems.

So what will the extra cost of custom wavefront LASIK bring you in terms of results? In most cases there is a highly increased chance of achieving 20/20 vision or better with wavefront LASIK, as well as better quality of sight in low-light conditions.

There is also less risk that your quality of vision will decrease when opting for this type of surgery, so make your choice wisely. It could be well-worth the initial investment for the benefits you will reap from choosing this particular option.  Wavefront Lasik recovery is also something you may want to read more about.

Firstly the statistics state a great case for wavefront surgery: after wavefront LASIK, 90-94% of patients will enjoy 20/20 vision or better as opposed to 80% with traditional LASIK. But why is this the case?

The fact is that in traditional LASIK, measurements are based on general averages are used for reshaping the cornea whereas wavefront mapping consists in hundreds of measurements being taken across the surface of each individual eye.

Wavefront maps the eye by using a device known as an aberrometer to detect the overall refractive error of each eye. Light will be sent into the eye in a specific pattern, and any difference between the light going in and the light measured by the eye is considered an aberration.

These abberations, using wavefront technology, are able to be measured across hundreds of points on the eye enabling a completely individualised map of the eye’s surface to be created in each case.

The main difference between traditional LASIK and wavefront LASIK is the fact that these highly detailed and individualised mappings of the eye are what is used to guide the laser during reshaping of the cornea in surgery. Traditional LASIK offers no such accurate guide, which is why results are vastly improved when using wavefront LASIK surgery.

There are other benefits too, such as the fact that not only does wavefront improve how much you can see but it improves the quality of your vision. For example wavefront will be of huge benefit to those who may have poor night-time vision, recognising each point in the eye when there are abberations.

Unlike traditional LASIK surgery, wavefront accounts for how much as well as how well you can see by recognizing all types of aberration on the surface of the eye.

When you choose wavefront LASIK over traditional LASIK there is a greater chance that you will retain your corrected vision and reduced chance of night vision disturbances and glare. It can also treat those who have previously had the traditional surgery and have lost their best corrected vision.

Please ask your eye doctor whether wavefront LASIK could be the best treatment for you.  Read about Los Angeles Lasik.