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Our Technology
Pan Pacific has access to the global technology that is revolutionizing laser vision correction today for tomorrow. We understand that technological leadership is a must for continued excellence in patient care.
IntraLase FS™
IntraLase a 100% blade-free technique used to create the corneal
flap. The computer-guided IntraLase® laser delivers rapid pulses of light, a quadrillionth of a second each, to a pre-programmed depth and position within your cornea. Each pulse forms a microscopic bubble. As the IntraLase laser moves back and forth across your eye, the bubbles connect to form a corneal flap. Just prior to LASIK surgery, the doctor gently lifts the flap where these bubbles have created a smooth surface.
NIDEK EC-5000™
The NIDEK EC-5000 laser is designed to reshape the cornea to reduce or eliminate nearsightedness, with or without astigmatism. It has been approved for the reduction and elimination of myopia in the low, moderate and high ranges.
Why
we’ve chosen the NIDEK EC-5000
The NIDEK EC-5000, one of the first lasers to gain FDA approval for use in the United States, is one of the most popular lasers worldwide and is the laser of choice for hundreds of top surgeons in the United States and Canada.
- The NIDEK laser's patented technology offers an 8.0 mm transition zone, one of the
largest available, meaning it has the range to safely and effectively treat
patients with large pupils. If patients with big pupils are treated with a laser
with a narrow transition zone, they are at an increased risk for glare and halos
following surgery.
- This laser produces an extremely smooth surface on the cornea after the procedure.
Smoother ablations, as they're known, promote faster healing and result in
better vision.
- The NIDEK EC-5000 has an eye tracker that stops the laser treatment if your pupil
moves outside a specified zone.
- The NIDEK EC-5000's illumination and aiming beams provide surgeons precise control of the laser beam delivery arm.
The NIDEK offers advanced computerized performance.
During the procedure, the computer monitors the system parameters continuously.
VISX STAR S4 IR™
The VISX STAR platform's heritage of dependability and performance is well
known. The STAR S4 IR from VISX has taken that reputation to an even higher
level. Our latest excimer laser system represents the most advanced laser
technology platform available today. Integrating data collected by the WaveScan/WaveFront™
System, the STAR S4 IR utilizes these exclusive VISX technologies to deliver
precision custom ablations:

- Iris Registration (IR): The
first FDA-approved, fully automated, non-contact method of alignment of the
correct CustomVue treatment to the corneal site;
- Variable Spot Scanning (VSS):
Variable beam sizes from as small as 0.65 mm up to 6.5 mm scanned over the
treatment area, conserving tissue and optimizing treatment times;
- Variable Repetition Rate (VRR):
VRR delivers treatment at varying repetition rates, optimizing treatment
time;
- ActiveTrak 3-D Active Eye
Tracking: Captures all 3 dimensions of intra-operative eye movements—no
dilation required; and
- ActiveTrak Automatic
Centering: Locates, and then automatically sets the treatment center to the
center of the pupil.
CustomVue™
Laser Vision
Correction is now FDA approved to treat Myopia, Hyperopia, and Astigmatism.
The
U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved CustomVue treatments,
establishing a new standard for the correction of nearsightedness (myopia),
farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism.
You
may have heard CustomVue treatments referred to as "custom LASIK" or
"wavefront LASIK." CustomVue treatments use WaveScan™ technology,
originally developed to reduce distortions in high-powered telescopes, to:
- Measure imperfections in
your eye 25 times more precisely than standard methods;
- Produce a detailed map of
your eye, as unique as your fingerprint; and
- Generate digital
information which is transferred directly to the laser used in your
procedure, to provide a new level of precision and accuracy.
In
addition, the CustomVue procedure uses Iris Registration Technology, the first
fully automated method of aligning and registering wavefront corrections for
CustomVue treatments. This non-contact method of aligning the treatment to the
cornea provides greater alignment accuracy.
With
CustomVue treatments, your doctor can measure and correct the unique
imperfections in your vision. As shown in FDA clinical studies for treatment of
myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, the CustomVue procedure can produce better
vision than is possible with glasses or contact lenses.
Is
the CustomVue™ Procedure for You?
Treatments
are available for a variety of patients, including those with astigmatism,
whether the astigmatism is associated with nearsightedness, farsightedness or
mixed astigmatism. As a result, more than 92 percent of the U.S. population that
requires vision correction, 21 years of age or older, are eligible for this
life-altering procedure.
Treatments
are now available for people with:
- Myopia
(nearsightedness)
- Myopia with
astigmatism
- Hyperopia
(farsightedness)
- Hyperopia with
astigmatism
- Mixed astigmatism
People with "mixed" or "irregular" astigmatism have
vision that is often difficult to correct with eyeglasses or contact lenses. As
shown in an FDA clinical study, with CustomVue treatment these individuals now
have the potential to achieve better vision than is possible with glasses or
contacts. CustomVue treatment offers the broadest range of wavefront-guided
treatments available.
Additional information on our lasers is available at:
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