Allegretto Wave® with PerfectPulse Technology™
 

St. John’s Clinic - Eye Specialists is the only eye center in Missouri to offer the Allegretto Wave® laser technology.

Delivering 200 laser pulses per second, the Allegretto Wave with PerfectPulse Technology™ reduces the fixation time of the patient under the laser and results in less dehydration of the cornea, which may positively impact post operative recovery and account for more precise outcomes.
 

"Although LASIK has earned an excellent safety profile, many patients are concerned about the length of the procedure," said Missy Wooldridge, refractive surgery coordinator. “When we can tell patients the average treatment time is less than 12 seconds per eye – rather than 30 or even 60 seconds with competing technologies – they are instantly more comfortable with the procedure. Faster treatments are also safer for the patient because the procedure can be completed before the cornea becomes dehydrated.” 
 

The Allegretto Wave’s PerfectPulse Technology provides true customized procedures, unlike many eye lasers. The Allegretto automatically determines each individual’s unique pre-operative corneal curvature and provides a treatment that not only corrects nearsightedness and farsightedness, but also maintains the cornea’s natural shape following treatment. Unlike other conventional lasers that can provide an incomplete treatment to the periphery of the cornea, PerfectPulse Technology applies additional treatment to the outer edges of the cornea to reduce the likelihood of induced optical imperfections. 
 

The increased precision of the laser not only cuts the procedure time, it also increases the accuracy to the point where enhancement procedures – additional touch up procedures – are nearly eliminated.

“The national average for enhancements is around 10 percent,” Wooldridge said. “The Allegretto average is less than 1 per cent.”
 

The entire process is as pain free as the procedure. It begins with a free consultation in which the clinic determines if the patient is a candidate for the surgery. The patients are given information about how the procedure works. LASIK surgery corrects near sightedness, far sightedness and stigmatisms.
 

A second appointment is made in which the physician dilates the eye to check for overall optic health as well as making measurements for the surgery. The surgical appointment follows, often within a day or two of that second appointment.
 

The surgical process takes about two hours, but most of that is getting prepped for the surgery, Wooldridge said. “The patient actually only spends about 10 minutes in the surgical suite,” Wooldridge said. From that point, the patient has six post-operative follow up appointments over the course of a year to check the progress.

Both James Gessler, M.D. and Shachar Tauber, M.D., are utilizing the Allegretto laser. “The outcomes are astonishing,” Wooldridge said. “We couldn't be more excited to offer such leading-edge technology at St. John’s. I think patients will really see the difference the Allegretto will make.”