When it comes to surgical treatment and care for your precious gift of sight, don't you expect – and deserve – the best technology available? Dr. Mitchell thinks so! In fact, he has dedicated himself and the team at Huntsville Laser Center to bringing you only the most advanced, cutting-edge, proven-safe technology. We combine the best in patient comfort, care, and safety with our premier technology to offer you an eye care experience you just can't find anywhere else. Read on to learn more about our superior vision technology, including our state-of-the-art IntraLase® blade-free LASIK option!
Ditch Those Specs for Good!
IntraLase® Blade-Free LASIK
Find out why the makers of IntraLase® say "We Are Step One.™"
With all LASIK procedures, a small flap is cut into the cornea of the eye, and the vision correction treatment takes place in the lower layers. The flap is then placed back over the treated tissue, where it naturally seals closed. The flap is an important aspect of the LASIK procedure because it speeds healing and helps keep your eye comfortable after the procedure.
During an IntraLase® blade-free LASIK surgery, Dr. Mitchell uses a precision laser instead of a handheld metal instrument to accurately cut the corneal flap. IntraLase® makes it possible for Dr. Mitchell to prepare your corneal flap to exact specifications of diameter, depth, and structure.
IntraLase® is appropriate for many patients, allowing greater safety and optimal conditions for improved vision. Aren't your eyes worth it? To find out if blade-free laser vision correction with IntraLase® will work for you, please contact Huntsville Laser Center today for your free screening.
Safety and Precision for Your Refractive Surgery:
VISX® STAR S4™ Excimer Laser System
Many of today's advanced vision correction treatments employ the FDA-regulated excimer laser. The characteristics that make this particular laser effective in vision correction are its extreme precision and its lack of heat. The VISX® STAR S4™ laser is one of the most advanced excimer laser machines available today. Prior to your laser vision correction with the STAR S4™, Dr. Mitchell will use the VISX® WaveScan™ analyzer to scan your eyes, measure their unique structure and vision capabilities, and prepare a custom set of instructions for vision correction, which will then be programmed into the STAR S4™ computer. During your vision correction procedure with Dr. Mitchell, the STAR S4™ excimer laser will precisely follow these instructions to reshape your cornea for improved vision.
Because the STAR S4™ laser is so precise, it corrects only the minimum amount of eye tissue necessary to improve your vision. This means that your procedure time is very fast – ten to 40 seconds in many cases. The STAR S4™ also offers 3-D active eye tracking. Active eye tracking allows the STAR S4™ laser to accurately remove only the pre-determined amount of corneal tissue, even if your eye moves during the procedure.
Want to Customize Your Eyes?
VISX® CustomVue™ Individualized Laser Vision Correction
Much like fingerprints, no two eyes are exactly alike. However, the structures of the eye are extremely small, and standard methods for measuring the eye cannot always detect each person's unique vision needs. That's why Dr. Mitchell is so excited to bring you the VISX® CustomVue™ system for individualized laser correction.
CustomVue™ is a complete system that incorporates the Wavefront™ assessment device for measuring the shape and function of your eyes. Wavefront ™ technology uses the same principles that enable high-powered telescopes to view deep into space without distortion. In fact, Wavefront™ measurements are 25 times more precise than standard methods. The incredibly accurate Wavefront™ measurement produces a digital map of the eye and translates this information into a set of highly customized, fully automated computer instructions for the STAR S4™ excimer laser. Your personalized vision correction procedure will take place quickly and accurately with Dr. Mitchell and the CustomVue™ system. If you value your vision and prefer a completely customized laser correction experience, please contact us today to learn more about Wavefront™ and to schedule your free screening.
Nearsighted No More!
Verisyse™ Phakic IOL
An intraocular lens, or IOL, is a surgically implanted lens that works in conjunction with your eye's natural functions to produce clearer, sharper vision. Unlike a LASIK vision correction procedure, implanted lenses do not change the structure of the cornea. Although they are considered a permanent vision treatment, implanted lenses can be removed by your eye care professional if desired. Even patients who are not eligible for LASIK treatment due to extreme myopia or thin corneas may be treated with IOLs.
Verisyse™ is the first FDA-approved intraocular lens for treatment of myopia, or nearsightedness. Verisyse™ is a proven, successful treatment with over 150,000 procedures worldwide during the last two decades. The term "phakic" means that none of your own natural eye tissue is removed, thus your eye maintains its ability to switch between focusing on objects near and far. The Verisyse™ Phakic IOL enhances your eye's ability to focus, similar to the way contact lenses and glasses work, except that it is surgically placed in the eye. Verisyse™ even works for people with nearsightedness of up to minus 20 diopters!
During the Verisyse™ implantation procedure, Dr. Mitchell will make a small incision to the cornea of your eye. The Verisyse™ lens, made to your exact correction needs, will be inserted beneath the corneal flap and held in place with tiny, dissolvable stitches. The surgery takes only about 15 to 30 minutes to complete. Soon you will be able to enjoy the freedom, comfort, and confidence of your new, improved vision with Verisyse™.
See Near, Far, and In-Between with Crystalens® IOL
An unfortunate part of the aging process for many people is the development of vision problems. Starting in many people's 40s and early 50s, the lens of the eye begins to thicken, harden, and exhibit the signs of the condition known as presbyopia, or loss of accommodation (loss of vision at a range of distances). As the structures of the eye slowly cease to function properly, you may notice symptoms such as difficulty seeing things close up. You may have to hold your newspaper or menu far away to read clearly, and other near-vision activities become more difficult. You may even have to rely on reading glasses or bifocal lenses.
Fortunately, an effective treatment is now available to restore the function of accommodation to the eye for those struggling with presbyopia. Crystalens® is an FDA-approved, accommodating intraocular lens designed to improve near, middle, and far vision. "Accommodating" means that the range of vision is stable and continuous, from near to far, just as your eyes naturally performed in your younger years. Crystalens® is inserted beneath the cornea and works with the ciliary muscle of the eye to help you focus and see clearly. Unlike single-vision implanted lenses, Crystalens® works with your eye to focus at all distances.
If you are experiencing the symptoms of presbyopia, please contact Dr. Mitchell today. Crystalens® may be just the advanced technology you need to help you keep your vision clear and sharp for many years to come!
Freedom from Glasses? Yes! With AcrySof® ReSTOR® IOL
Age-related vision changes affect many people. Presbyopia, a weakening of the muscles in the eye's lens that starts to occur around age 40, causes vision to blur during close-up tasks such as reading or typing. Most people learn to cope with presbyopic vision changes by wearing bifocal lenses or reading glasses – or squinting!
Now there is another way for presbyopic patients to restore near, middle, and distance vision: AcrySof® ReSTOR® implantable lenses. ReSTOR® lenses use a patented design that employs adopization, diffractive, and refractive technologies. Diffraction refers to the process of "bending" light to focus on different points, while adopization refers to the tiny steps or changes in diffraction radiating out from the center of the ReSTOR® lens. In simple terms, adopized refraction means that the ReSTOR® lens interprets the level of light entering the eye and focuses the light on the appropriate part of the retina to give you clear, accurate vision at all distances. The end result is true freedom from glasses!
In clinical trials, 80% of patients receiving ReSTOR® implantable lenses did not need to wear glasses, compared with 8% of patients receiving single-vision implantable lenses. If you are interested in learning more about how ReSTOR® lenses can help you get rid of those reading glasses, give us a call today!
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William Mitchell, MD
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3501 South Memorial Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone / 256-704-3937
Toll Free / 877-704-EYES
Fax / 256-704-3940
