Laser Technology, Visian ICL™, ReZoom™/ReSTOR®, Crystalens® Lens Implants, - St. Louis

At Mulqueeny Eye Centers, we believe that being the best one for the job means having the right tools. When it comes to the safety, accuracy, and outcome of any type of eye surgery, technology makes a difference. Therefore, we are proud to offer the latest laser technology with the LADARVision® CustomCornea® as well as ReZoom™, ReSTOR®, Crystalens®, and Visian ICL™ lens implants at our St. Louis office. Sean P. Mulqueeny, O.D. and our team of surgeons are experienced in lens implant surgery and the use of the other technologies described below.

Custom LASIK — the LADARVision® CustomCornea® Advanced Laser Treatment
Visian ICL™, ReZoom™ and ReSTOR® Lens Implants

Custom LASIK - The LADARVision® CustomCornea® Advanced Laser Treatment

During LASIK vision correction surgery at our St. Louis surgical center, we use the technologically advanced Autonomous LADARVision® excimer laser, which makes LASIK safer and more precise, removes patients’ fear of moving their eyes during surgery, and allows us to treat astigmatism more accurately. LADARVision® technology provides our surgeons with the utmost control during your LASIK procedure. It is designed for speed to provide more efficiency and accuracy during your treatment ensuring optimum visual outcomes.

Developed from Star Wars missile defense technology, LADARVision® incorporates a high fidelity laser radar eye tracker and small spot scanning to maximize the effectiveness of LASIK vision correction. The special features of this advanced excimer laser provide significant benefits for our patients.

Active Eye Tracking

The LADARVision® Active Eye Tracking System uses laser and radar technology developed by NASA and was the first approved system to utilize active eye tracking, which automatically adjusts to involuntary eye movements. Though most of today’s lasers include some type of tracking device, the LADARVision® eye tracker is the only system utilizing laser radar tracking technology, a system that registers eye movements 4,000 times a second. In comparison, other lasers use video tracking mechanisms that are only able to measure eye movements approximately 250 times a second.

No system but LADARVision® has been proven to accurately track eye movement. With LADARVision®, you can be confident that the laser is tracking your eye movements and adjusting accordingly. This ensures accurate placement of your laser treatment.

Accuracy in Correcting Astigmatism

When patients lie down or focus on close objects, their eyes have a tendency to rotate — some more than others. This rotation is referred to as cyclotorsion. The LADARVision® laser has the ability to adjust for this rotation, which increases the accuracy of correcting astigmatism by aligning the treatment zone with the axis or direction of the
astigmatism correction.

Expanded Treatment Zone

The LADARVision® laser provides a larger treatment zone than many other excimer lasers used to perform laser vision correction. Some times performing LASIK vision correction can increase vision problems such as night vision problems such as glare or halos, especially in patients with large pupils, but LADARVision® makes this side effect much less likely.

Smooth Ablation

At less than one millimeter in width, the LADARVision® system features a small "flying spot" laser beam. This type of beam allows our LASIK specialists to reshape your cornea in fine, gradual, extremely precise increments creating a smooth corneal surface. This is an important factor for fast visual recovery and accurate visual outcomes.

The LADARWave® Wavefront Technology Device

The LADARWave® Wavefront technology device is a crucial part of the LADARVision® system. It allows us to perform a Custom LASIK procedure — that is, a procedure that addresses your eyes’ unique visual imperfections.

Lower order aberrations (imperfections) such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism have been traditionally corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or a conventional LASIK treatment. While we have always known that other imperfections (higher order aberrations) such as glare, halo and night driving problems exist, we were not able to treat these by traditional methods. With the introduction of LADARWave® Wavefront technology, we can now identify and treat these imperfections and improve the quality of your vision.

At Mulqueeny Eye Centers, our surgeons were the first to utilize LADARWave® CustomCornea® technology to measure and address both lower and higher order aberrations (visual imperfections in the eye's optical system). Unless both lower and higher order aberrations are addressed during laser vision correction, the quality of your vision may not be ideal, even if you have post-operative vision of 20/20.

How LADARWave® Wavefront Technology Works

The LADARWave® Wavefront technology device is an integral part of the LADARVision® CustomCornea® system and is instrumental in delivering a customized laser treatment designed specifically for you.

On the day of your procedure, we will be taking very precise measurements using the LADARWave® device. It works by sending a safe wave of light into your dilated eye. The light reflects off your retina (the back of the eye) and calculates the type of vision problems that are unique to you. We refer to these types of vision problems as lower and higher aberrations or imperfections. Lower order aberrations are common vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Higher order aberrations are vision problems such as glare, halo, low-light difficulties and night driving problems — distortions that can affect not only your quantity of vision, but the quality of vision.

Once we have captured these measurements, the LADARWave® device generates a three-dimensional map that represents your unique treatment which includes both lower and higher imperfections. This map is the guide for the laser, telling it exactly where and how to reshape your cornea to correct your vision.

The LADARWave® Wavefront technology device and the LADARVision® laser allow us to offer a superior level of care to our refractive surgery patients. It also lets us treat a wider range of patients using Custom LASIK surgery. For more information, contact the practice of Dr. Sean Mulqueeny today.

Visian ICL™, ReZoom™, ReSTOR®, and Crystalens® Lens Implants

You’ll be amazed at how far cataract surgery has advanced since the days of your parents and grandparents! ReSTOR®, ReZoom™ and Crystalens® lens implants, offered at our St. Louis, Missouri practice, are an excellent choice for patients whose vision has deteriorated due to a cataract and who desire vision correction that provides them with a full range of vision. ReSTOR®, ReZoom™ and Crystalens® lens implants are also a viable option for patients who suffer from presbyopia (age-related loss of near vision), and are not good candidates for LASIK surgery.

The Visian ICL™ lens, which provides distance correction only, is a great alternative for patients who are not good LASIK candidates due to a high myopic prescription or corneas that are too thin. This refractive surgery option is best for patient’s age 21-45 who are not good candidates for LASIK or who prefer an alternative procedure to LASIK that does not permanently change the shape of the cornea.

Visian ICL™

For those with nearsightedness (myopia), Visian ICL™ lens implant technology acts like a contact lens inside your eye. Just like ReZoom™, ReSTOR® and Crystalens® lens implants, the Visian ICL™ lens stays in place with no maintenance, does not attach to any of your eye's structures, and is invisible to other people.

ReZoom™ and ReSTOR® Multifocal Lens Implants

ReZoom™ and ReSTOR® intraocular lens implants replace your eye’s natural lens when it has become clouded and discolored by cataracts. We can easily implant ReZoom™ or ReSTOR® lens implants during cataract surgery at our St. Louis office. Implanted lenses like these reduce or eliminate the need for glasses and bifocals following cataract surgery.

Crystalens® Accommodating Lens

Like the ReSTOR® and ReZoom™ lens, the Crystalens® intraocular implant is an implant that replaces your natural lens inside the eye. This lens may be implanted during cataract surgery, or it may be chosen as an elective procedure by patients who are not considered good candidates for LASIK or other vision correction procedures and want to reduce or eliminate their need for glasses or contact lenses. For patients of all ages, this lens is a good choice because it allows good vision at all distances—distance, intermediate, near and everything in between.