Three Reasons Why Wavefront Technology Increases the Price of Lasik
Dec 21st, 2011 | By admin | Category: Lasik surgeryCustom Lasik surgery, using wavefront technology, is a relatively new procedure that offers distinct advantages over traditional Lasik surgery. This advance in Lasik technology uses equipment that is capable of making many more measurements of the eye, with more precision than traditional Lasik. The benefit of more measurements is a Lasik procedure that will be individualized (customized) to your eye, more than was ever possible with the traditional Lasik procedure. The laser used for the measurements is also much faster than the one used for the traditional Lasik procedure, this allows the laser to keep up with the uncontrollable eye movements that your eye normally makes (saccadic eye movements), resulting in more accurate measurement that greatly reduce the possibilities of side-effects.
The advanced capabilities of Custom Lasik, as valuable as they are to the patient, only account for a small part of the patients additional cost when Custom Lasik is chosen over traditional Lasik. The primary reasons that Custom Lasik is more expensive are more practical:
Custom Lasik requires the doctor and his staff to spend additional time for preoperative testing and analysis as well as in the performance of the more complex procedure.
The wavefront equipment is much more expensive than the equipment used for the traditional Lasik procedure so expenses relating to the purchase or lease and maintenance of the wavefront equipment are higher; additional supplies are also required.
A royalty fee must be paid to the equipment manufacturer every time the equipment is used, the royalty for the wavefront equipment may be up to $150.00 more than the clinic has to pay for the traditional Lasik equipment.
Time factors. Wavefront is based on NASA research; it measures the unique ability of each patient’s eye to absorb and reflect light. The wavefront equipment is capable of making 200 unique measurements that create what might be called a three-dimensional topographic map of your cornea; compare this to only three measurements made using traditional Lasik equipment. Time is money and the Lasik surgeon and his staff will need to spend up to one-hour more with each Custom Lasik patient than they would with a traditional Lasik patient. This extra time is spent evaluating your condition to see if you are a good candidate for Custom Lasik, performing the pre-op analysis if it is determined that Custom Lasik is right for you, and operating and monitoring the equipment during the wavefront mapping procedure and during the actual surgical procedure all take longer because of the added complexity.
Equipment costs. The additional investment required by a Laser clinic to enable them to perform the Custom Lasik procedure is over $100,000.00. Added to that, the clinic must provide supplies for each patient that are specifically required for the Custom Lasik procedure; these can add up to several hundred dollars for each patient.
Royalties. A royalty payment to the manufacturer of each piece of Lasik equipment, each time that equipment is used, is standard procedure; this royalty payment for the wavefront equipment is typically between $140.00 and $250 per use (where use is defined as a procedure on only one eye), depending on the clinic’s arrangement with the equipment manufacturer. This royalty fee arrangement allows the manufacturer to recoup the cost of research and development.
These costs are in addition to the Lasik clinic’s other costs of operation which include:
gowns, masks, gloves and other items for keeping the operation sterile.
microkeratome blades, surgical solutions and medications used during the surgery.
overhead costs for the surgery center, which includes office and surgical staff salaries and benefits, rent, office equipment, and office administration.
patient acquisition costs, which include advertising, seminars, and fees paid to other eye care practitioners for comanagement.
insurance to cover the facility, equipment and malpractice law suits.
equipment leasing or purchase costs for other pieces of equipment used for associated procedures or other procedures.
royalty fees to equipment manufacturers for other Lasik equipment.
After gaining a good understanding of the complexity and cost of the wavefront technology and equipment it is somewhat easier to understand why the Lasik surgeon has increased the cost of Custom Lasik in relation to traditional Lasik.
Order@Cheap.Abana” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buynow it…
Purchase@Discount.Abana” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buywithout prescription…
Buy@Abilify.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric meds…
Buy@Cheap.Abilify” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buynow it…
Purchase@Generic.Abilify.5mg.10mg.15mg.20mg.30mg” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buynow it…
Buy@Acai.Online” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buywithout prescription…
Order@Generic.Acai” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buywithout prescription…
acai@berry.detox.fort.worth.where.to.buy” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric pills…
Purchase@Generic.Acai.500mg” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buyno prescription…
coral@calcium.is.it.safe” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buyit now…
Purchase@Coral.Calcium.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric meds…
Purchase@Discount.Coral.Calcium” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buygeneric pills…
Get@Coral.Calcium.Online” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buywithout prescription…
Buy@Discount.Acai” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buygeneric drugs…
Order@Acai.Online” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buynow it…
Order@Acai.Online” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buyit now…
Cheap@Acai.Online” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buynow…
Purchase@Discount.Energy.Boost” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buynow it…
Buy@Cheap.Accupril” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric meds…
Purchase@Accupril.Online” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs…
Purchase@Cheap.Accutane” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buynow it…
Buy@Cheap.Aciphex” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric meds…
Get@Aciphex.Online” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric pills…
Order@Generic.Aciphex” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs…
Buy@Cheap.Actoplus.Met” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric meds qmo…
Buy@Discount.Actoplus.Met” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric pills zdg…
Order@Discount.Actos” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric drugs krg…
Order@Discount.Acular” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs zfk…
Order@Cheap.Adalat” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric drugs lzt…
Cheap@Adalat.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buywithout prescription dyo…
Buy@Cheap.Coral.Calcium” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buywithout prescription xiu…
Buy@Discount.Acai” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs axm…
Order@Discount.Acai” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs nih…
Buy@Generic.Acai” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs mby…
Cheap@Generic.Acai” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buydrugs without prescription vrg…
Order@Cheap.Energy.Boost” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buyno prescription wkp…
Order@Discount.Energy.Boost” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buyno prescription gdt…
Order@Accupril.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buyno prescription tao…
Purchase@Accupril.Online” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buywithout prescription yyn…
Buy@Accutane.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buyno prescription jui…
Purchase@Accutane.Without.Prescription” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buyit now ojb…
Purchase@Generic.Accutane.10mg.20mg” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs itj…
Order@Cheap.Aciphex” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buydrugs without prescription faj…
Purchase@Discount.Acomplia” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buynow it xmt…
Get@Acomplia.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buynow it tly…
Buy@Actonel.Online” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buydrugs without prescription hak…
Purchase@Actonel.Online” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buygeneric drugs vbr…
Purchase@Cheap.Actonel” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buydrugs without prescription xab…
Get@Aggrenox.Online” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buynow fjl…
Order@Cheap.Albenza” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buynow it sxk…
hair@growth.and.accutane” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buygeneric drugs…
altace@cough.buy” rel=”nofollow”>..…
Buynow…
risperdal@vs.abilify” rel=”nofollow”>.…
Buygeneric drugs…
allegra@generic.purchase” rel=”nofollow”>……
Buynow…
……
Search music now US Charts…
sleep aids and half-life…
Buy_it now…
adhd drugs causing hallucinations…
Buy_generic meds…
antidepressant drugs for cats…
Buy_generic drugs…
drug detection testing…
Buy_generic meds…
number of obese in this generation…
Buy_generic meds…
aspirin pain relief dog…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
drug alcohol prevention resilience…
Buy_it now…
best life diet…
Buy_no prescription…
green nerf ds lite armour…
Buy_generic pills…
research being done to treat hiv…
Buy_generic pills…
bmi chart for kids…
Buy_generic drugs…
buy cheap clomid…
Buy_it now…
serotonin natural sources…
Buy_generic meds…
nursing drug study website…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
planar warts…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
what is valtrex used for…
Buy_generic drugs…
symptoms of chocolate allergy…
Buy_it now…
deadliest type of cancer…
Buy_generic pills…
genie francis weight loss…
Buy_now…
zyrtec and drug tests…
Buy_generic meds…
stop smoking phlegm…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
persistent nausea and stomach pain…
Buy_generic meds…
cordarone intravenous…
Buy_generic meds…
respiratory infection humidity dry antibiotics avelox…
Buy_generic pills…
find clomid cheap in us…
Buy_now…
what foods anorexia eat…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
nexium pepsin ac…
Buy_generic drugs…
what causes constant itching…
Buy_generic pills…
washington university marfan losartan study…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
clinical trial ediary data…
Buy_now it…
will the recession become a depression…
Buy_without prescription…
teen girl 16 18.6 bmi…
Buy_generic drugs…
juliet’s on the spot acne treatment…
Buy_drugs without prescription…
synephrine hcl diet pills…
Buy_generic pills…
neurontin and mood lability…
Buy_generic meds…
menses while on birth control pills…
Buy_generic drugs…
terry abbot…
Buy_generic drugs…
benicar hct and norvasc…
Buy_it now…
macon georgia drug court…
Buy_without prescription…
can iodine help thyroid function…
Buy_generic drugs…
breven medication for add…
Buy_generic drugs…
information about treatment for leg edema…
Buy_generic drugs…
dogs to detect cancer…
Buy_generic drugs…