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Light can be thought of as a collection of lines, or rays. Drawing a line that connects the
tip of each ray produces a wavefront. A wavefront can be thought of as a picture that
represents how perfect the light is.
The aberrometer will send a low-level laser beam into the eye and measure the
reflection, or wavefront. While the results only take seconds to capture, it takes several
minutes for the wavefront map — a picture of the wavefront — to be produced. The
wavefront map is unique to each patient. Some compare it to a fingerprint, because no
two patients will share the same wavefront map.
Aberrations can
be lower order or higher order. Lower-order aberrations are conditions that are well
known by most people: astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness, to name a few.
The vast majority of people with vision problems will have lower-order aberrations.
Higher-order aberrations are less well known and cause problems such as double vision
or blurry vision. Before aberrometry, these were more difficult to treat and were often
left undiagnosed. With the wavefront map produced by an aberrometer, both higher-
and lower-order aberrations can be easily diagnosed and treated. In addition, by using a
wavefront map in refractive surgeries such as LASIK, some higher-order aberrations
can be permanently corrected.
All five Midwest Eye Associates locations are equipped with Z-View technology to
accurately prescribe glasses and contact lenses. Contact us at one of our offices in
Fenton, Wentzville, Creve Coeur, St. Peters or St. Charles, MO to find out more or
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