What is Contoura procedure?

Contoura™ is topography-guided LASIK. It is a custom LASIK procedure that involves corneal mapping and through that mapping of the cornea, a custom treatment plan is created based on a specific person’s cornea.

What are the side effects of Contoura vision?

Wavelight Contoura™ can also treat eyes that have already undergone lasik and have irregularities in the cornea that have resulted in a reduction in the quality of vision and in side effects. These side effects include glare, halos, ghosting of images and blurred vision.

Is Contoura Vision effective?

Contoura vision surgery has been approved by USFDA for vision correction. The approval is done after evaluating the comprehensive studies done by the applicant or the innovator. A study concluded that better than 100% vision was achieved in the patients undergoing Contoura vision surgery.

What is Contoura vision?

Contoura Vision is a topography guided laser technology used to correct refractive error and thereby decreasing or eliminating dependency on glasses or contact lenses. Contoura Vision technology reduces side effects that linked with laser procedures like LASIK and SMILE. It was FDA approved in the US in 2016.

Is Contoura Vision painful?

Contoura Vision is a simple and quick vision correction procedure and you most likely won’t even feel anything. There are no injections, bandages, or stitches involved with Contoura Vision. It has the advantage of being blade-less which means minimal to no pain during the procedure.

Is Contoura Vision better than smile?

Some of the difference between Contoura vision surgery and LASIK and Smile are: Better results: Patients experience corrections better than 6/6. Broader scope: The scope of Contoura is not just limited to vision correction rather it can treat corneal curvature abnormalities or aberrations as well.

Is Contoura vision painful?

Is Contoura vision better than smile?

How much does Contoura cost?

How Much Does LASIK Surgery Cost? – Updated 2021

Type of LASIK	Avg. Cost for 1 Eye	Avg. Cost for 2 Eyes
Conventional LASIK / Microkeratome	$1,500	$3,000
Contoura Guided All-laser LASIK	$2,300	$4,600

How long does Contoura LASIK take?

The entire procedure typically lasts about fifteen minutes. Most patients report little or no discomfort throughout the surgery.

What are the benefits of Contoura Vision Correction?

Also Contoura Vision has the following advantages: Blade – Less Pain – Less Stitch – Less No Injections No Bandage No Hospitalisation Walk in – Walk Out Specs Free

What is Custom LASIK?

Custom LASIK. This is a remarkably effective bladeless procedure that uses a more sophisticated and customized technology (Wavescan technology) to measure the affected eye prior to surgery. The custom Wavescan system directs light into the affected eye, and then the light reflects back into the system.

What are the types of eye surgery?

There are a number of different types of eye surgeries including refractive surgery, corneal surgery, glaucoma surgery, cataract surgery, and oculoplastic (cosmetic) surgery.

What is laser eye surgery?

[edit on Wikidata] LASIK or Lasik (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.