Custom LASIK is a laser vision correction procedure that helps your LASIK surgeon further customizes the correction to your individual eyes. LASIK surgeons are able to focus on the quantity as well as the quality of your vision. Custom LASIK surgery, also known as wavefront LASIK or wavefront-guided LASIK, uses 3-dimensional measurements of how your eye processes images to guide the laser in re-shaping the front part of the eye or cornea. With custom LASIK, your eye’s ability to focus light rays is measured, and a 3-D map used in wavefront technology is created that determines irregularities in the way your eye processes images. Information contained in the map guides the laser in customizing the treatment to reshape your eye’s corneal surface so that these irregularities can be corrected. The process for determining a custom LASIK treatment begins with an eye examination and the use of a wavefront device to transmit a safe ray of light into your eye. The light is then reflected back off the retina, out through the pupils and into the device, where the reflected wave of light is received and arranged into a unique pattern that captures your aberrations. All of these visual irregularities are then displayed as a 3-D map, referred to as a wavefront map. This information is then electronically transferred to the laser in wavefront-guided systems, and computer-matched to the eye’s position, enabling the surgeon to customize the LASIK procedure laser treatment to your unique visual requirements. Standard prescriptions for glasses, contacts or traditional LASIK procedures can correct ordinary vision defects such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. But other irregularities associated with the eye’s optical system could not be addressed until the advent of wavefront and related technology used in custom LASIK. For information and an appointment contact Beverly Hills Institute of Ophthalmology at www.90210eyes.com