Better vision1	YES	—
Better safety2	YES	—
Highest degree of precision and predictability3	YES	—
Individualized flaps3	YES	—
Fewer retreatments4	YES	—
Ability to be used in more eligible patients2	YES	—
Patient preferred5"	YES	—

"In a clinical survey of LASIK patients who had their corneal flaps created using a blade in one eye and the IntraLase Method in the other, the vision in the IntraLase-treated eye was preferred 3-to-l, among those who stated a preference.⁵

REFERENCES:

1-     Durrie DS. Laser versus manual keratectomy. Cataract Refract Surg Today. March 2004 (suppl):l-2.

2.            Will B, Kurtz RM. IntraLase is best. In: Probst LE, ed. LASIK: Advances, Controversies, and Custom, Thorofare, NJ: SLACK; 2004:397-402.

3.            Durrie DS. How IntraLase raised the bar in refractive surgery-Cataract Refract Surg Today. July 2003 (suppl):l-2.

4.            Mahdavi S. IntraLase: coming of age. Cataract Refract Surg Today. October 2005:117-120.

5.            Durrie DS. Randomized prospective clinical study of LASIK: IntraLase versus mechanical keratome. Subsets presented at: Meeting of the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology; November 14 - 15, 2003; Anaheim, Calif; American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium; May 1-5, 2004, San Diego, Calif; refractive Surgery 2004: International Refractive Surgery: Science and Practice; October 22 - 23, 2004, New Orleans, La; American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium, April 15 - 20, 2005; Washington, DC.