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Surgeries We Perform - LASIK, PRK, IOLs in Milwaukee
As a highly talented, accomplished LASIK and IOLs Milwaukee expert, Dr. Hale specializes in a variety of advanced vision correction procedures. He has multiple years’ experience performing LASIK, CustomVue LASIK and PRK, as well as implanting sophisticated intraocular lens implants, such as ReStor and Crystalens, in Milwaukee. In fact, Dr. Hale’s reputation is such that a large number of new patients come to his practice as referrals from satisfied former Milwaukee IOL and laser eye surgery patients. Below, Dr. Hale explains the vision correction procedures he offers.
IntraLasik
This is the combination of the femtosecond Intralase FS laser to create a corneal flap using infrared light followed by the Visx Star S4 Active Trak to reshape the cornea using ultraviolet light. This represents the most advanced form of Lasik available today. The combination of Visx CustomVue wavefront guided treatment for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism could be called Custom IntraLasik, while using the previous non-wavefront guided Visx treatment is sometimes referred to as Conventional Lasik or Conventional IntraLasik. See CustomVue Laser Treatments in The Book.PRK
Corneal surface ablation with the excimer laser (Visx) may be performed in some cases where creating a flap may be difficult or undesirable. This can be done using the Visx laser in the Conventional mode (on-label) or in the CustomVue wavefront-guided mode (off-label). See The PRK Procedure in The Book.Pseudo-Accommodative / Accommodative IOL
A new era in implantable lenses is upon us. The FDA approved the first “accommodative” IOL in November 2003. This new type of IOL attempts to restore the eye”s ability to focus on near objects without the need for reading glasses, while still allowing the patient to see well in the distance. At Hale Vision Laser & Implant Center, we believe that over the next decade we will see tremendous advancements in this area, and this type of surgery will become the surgery of choice for our Milwaukee IOLs patients over fifty-five. While Dr. Hale is trained to perform the Crystalens procedure, he is currently evaluating the first year postoperative results as newer styles of implants are about to be approved by the FDA. We feel that it is important to pick the best procedure and not necessarily the first procedure when it comes to intra-ocular procedures, as they carry certain significant potential complications. We will keep potential Crystalens Milwaukee patients updated on new technologies as they becomes available.Phakic IOL
Some patients, for a variety of reasons, are not good candidates for laser surgery but still desire vision correction surgery. For a number of years now, the FDA has been testing a new class of implantable lenses that can be used to reduce nearsightedness, farsightedness and eventually astigmatism. There are several models of these implants and one was approved in late 2004 for the treatment of nearsightedness without significant accompanying astigmatism. Another model will hopefully be approved early to mid 2005. These two approaches to the same problem are somewhat different. The first phakic IOL approved for refractive use is called the Verisyse by AMO. This implant is inserted through an incision in the cornea and clips onto the colored iris for stabilization and positioning. The probable second to receive approval will be the Visian lens by Staar Surgical. This implant is inserted through a very small incision in the cornea and is placed behind the colored iris. All intraocular lenses will have accompanying complications that are different than those of laser treatments, as the lens are placed within the eye and laser treatments are performed on the surface or under a thin surface flap corneal tissue. Dr. Hale has already taken the certification course for the Visian lens and is awaiting approval of this lens. He is also considering working with the Verisyse but, due to the more aggressive fixation of this lens he intends to observe the early results in its use in the general public before adopting its use for his patients.Dr. Lanny Hale is highly regarded as a leading Crystalens Milwaukee expert. In addition, he has multiple years’ experience treating Milwaukee ReStor IOLs patients. Dr. Hale is also renowned as a highly skilled Milwaukee laser eye surgery specialist who has helped numerous patients achieve freedom from glasses.
