VISX STAR S4 Excimer Laser

Since each patient’s eye contains as many variations as each human fingerprint, Dr. Bennett uses more than one laser to perform vision correction. The VISX® STAR S4 excimer laser system is known for producing an extremely smooth surface on the cornea after the procedure. Smoother ablations (reshaping of the cornea) promote faster healing and result in better visual outcomes.

VISX’s exclusive SmartBeam™ technology, also known as variable beam technology, adjusts beam size according to treatment. This minimizes the amount of corneal tissue that needs to be removed, allowing Dr. Bennett to treat patients with different laser beam sizes and shapes, determined by each patient's visual needs.

The VISX ActiveTrak™ 3D eye-tracking technology in the laser detects and compensates for small eye movements by guiding the laser beam to keep it centered over the treatment area. ActiveTrak is the only system that allows the doctor to track eye movement in three dimensions. Having the beam centered correctly on the eye at all times helps Dr. Bennett ensure precise results. Unlike other lasers with eye-tracking technology, ActiveTrak requires no pupil dilation, leading to an even quicker recovery time.

Those patients with higher order aberrations may benefit from wavefront-guided custom LASIK treatments. Higher order aberrations can affect visual acuity or quality of vision. We can detect these aberrations with our WaveScan™ to see if this special procedure is right for you. Patients who qualify may end up with better vision without glasses following their vision correction than they had with the best glasses or contacts beforehand! The VISX STAR S4 laser is used in conjunction with the WaveScan for CustomVue™ wavefront-guided LASIK.

For more information about the VISX STAR S4 Excimer Laser System go to http://www.visx.com or contact our Vision Correction Team to schedule your FREE evaluation to help determine which laser is right for your procedure.