Doctor’s Note

This month brings exciting times to Gotham. It is my pleasure to announce that Gotham Lasik is the first center in NYC to bring you Z-Lasik, the latest advancement in laser vision correction. This advancement ushers in the next era of bladeless, all-laser LASIK. The Allegretto laser is now paired with the Ziemer LDV femtosecond laser to provide a superior and safer creation of a lasik flap and treatment. The accuracy, safety, and comfort are all improved with this technique. Z-Lasik also allows treatment of a greater percentage of patients, often allowing people with thinner corneas or very large corrections to now enjoy the benefits of lasik – quicker healing with unsurpassed visual results.

The Ziemer LDV femto laser is an advance over the Intralase laser which was one of the early femtolasers available in the USA. By using significantly less energy and by operating at a faster rate than the Intralase, many of the disadvantages of the Intralase have been avoided. The time the laser is in contact with the eye is reduced to a minimum and is both comfortable and painless. Most importantly, the inflammation that often accompanied the Intralase is no longer seen – the Ziemer operates at one hundredth the power of the Intralase and its pulse rate is only one quadrillionth of a second. The recovery and visual results are quicker after the procedure.

With Z Lasik™ you now have the assurance of knowing that the first step in LASIK eye surgery is safer and more accurate than ever before, further ensuring the best LASIK results possible. Of course everyone still gets the Allegretto laser to reshape the cornea and correct the vision –the only laser to retain the natural shape of the cornea giving better vision and reducing the side effects of glare, haloes, and night vision problems. Z-LASIK enables Dr. Bonanni to create a large flap, keeping it in line with the large treatment zone of the Allegretto. This also reduces the risk of undesirable side effects such as dry eyes, deteriorated night vision and glare.

To learn more about Z-Lasik check out our website gothamlasik.com – or give me a call or come into the office for more information.

Thanks,

Brian A. Bonanni, M.D.