This high precision laser used for both Lasik and Nu-Lasik surgery.
Its name, 'Excimer', comes from the term 'Excited Dimer' which describes how an atom of Argon and an atom of Fluorine when energised, or excited, join together to form one molecule.
The Excimer Laser delivers a cool beam which significantly reduces discomfort in surgery.
Each pulse from the laser removes 1/4000 mm of tissue from the ocular surface by breaking intra molecular bonds in collagen molecules. It would take about 200 pulses from an Excimer laser to cut a human hair in half.
Northern Laser Vision Centre strives to offer the highest quality care and safety. This is why we use the Zeiss Meditec MEL 80 Laser.
It is currently the fastest laser on the market, thereby keeping operation time to a minimum and giving faster post operative recovery.
It is also incredibly precise, featuring an eye tracker, which checks the alignment of your eye atl 250 times per second without the need for pupil dilation.
Carl Zeiss Meditec hold the patents on the use of a Gaussian beam profile, the only shape that can produce a totally smooth surface through the overlap of multiple spots during treatment and thereby deliver the highest precision surgery to improve the quality of your vision.
