Standard LASIK vs. Custom LASIK Washington DC
With custom LASIK treatments we can correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. But more importantly everyone has minor imperfections in their eye which are called higher order aberrations. The custom treatments map all of those higher order aberrations and can smooth those and make the surface much more uniform. It’s what allows many people to see better than they every could before the treatment. It actually makes the vision in many people superior to what it was with their glasses or contacts.
The analogy that I like to use is that standard LASIK or old fashioned LASIK is kind of like watching TV with standard cable. But when you’re using custom LASIK, where the images are taken at a much higher resolution, it’s like seeing everything in high definition, and patients can really tell the difference.