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Technical Fact sheet: Schwind iFS Femtosecond Laser
| Company: |
SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions, Germany |
| Laser type: |
Femtosecond laser |
| Pulse frequency: |
150 kHz |
| Wavelenght: |
1053 nm |
The ultra-fast Schwind iFS laser uses an infrared light beam of 1053nm to prepare the intracorneal bed and
create the corneal flap in the first step of LASIK (Femto-LASIK).
The laser can also be used to create corneal pockets to implant ICRS.
The femtosecond laser eliminates the need for the doctor to use a blade
at all. Instead, this computer-controlled laser technology works by delivering
rapid pulses of infrared laser energy, a quadrillionth of a second each,
to a pre-programmed depth and position within the cornea. This enables the doctor to precisely design and control many aspects of the
flap itself, such as its thickness, its circumference, and the angle of
its edges, effectively tailoring the flap to the eye. This is of particular
benefit to patients with steep, flat, or thin corneas, some of whom are
not eligible for LASIK surgery performed with a microkeratome.
The degree of accuracy achieved with femtosecond laser technology is unprecedented
in flap creation. Peer reviewed studies demonstrate that it eliminates the possibility of the most serious sight-threatening
complications associated with laser eye surgery.
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