Introducing Ray Tracing LASIK

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Ray Tracing LASIK Using Artificial Intelligence – Personalized Precision

The Bochner Eye Institute has been selected as the first centre in Canada to perform Ray Tracing LASIK, a revolutionary technology now clinically approved in Canada. This groundbreaking innovation provides personalized precision with the potential to deliver vision sharper than glasses or contact lenses. After more than 17 years in development and numerous successful global clinical trials, this transformative procedure has arrived.

“We are excited to offer Ray Tracing LASIK, with outcomes in clinical studies showing that over 70–80% of patients achieve 20/15 or better vision. This represents the most significant leap forward in refractive surgery in decades, setting a new gold standard for vision correction and safety.”

THE EVOLUTION OF LASER VISION CORRECTION

Over three decades ago, Dr. Stephen Trokel pioneered the use of the excimer laser, originally designed to etch IBM microchips, to reshape the cornea. This breakthrough laid the foundation for modern refractive surgery.

Early excimer lasers used broad beams, later refined into precise flying-spot lasers.
The introduction of high-speed tracking systems improved safety and reduced decentered ablations.
Femtosecond lasers replaced mechanical microkeratomes, further increasing LASIK safety.
Wavefront-guided and topography-guided LASIK allowed customization but still induced higher-order aberrations, limiting ultimate visual quality.

Now, Ray Tracing LASIK—recently approved by Health Canada following approvals in Europe, Australia, Japan, and the United States—is regarded as the greatest advance in refractive surgery in 35 years.

HOW RAY TRACING LASIK WORKS

Unlike conventional methods, Ray Tracing LASIK integrates three advanced diagnostics into one platform:

Computerized tomography – assessing both anterior and posterior cornea
Wavefront imaging – analyzing intraocular aberrations
Axial length measurement – providing exact eye dimensions

Artificial intelligence processes this data to objectively calculate refractive error and create a personalized corneal ablation plan. The result is unprecedented precision – correcting refractive errors while minimizing higher-order aberrations.

No two eyes are the same, and with Ray Tracing LASIK no two surgeries are the same.

“This is the first personalized excimer laser treatment to leverage artificial intelligence, offering the potential to improve vision beyond what glasses or contact lenses can achieve—all without inducing new higher-order aberrations.”

“Ray Tracing not only corrects refractive errors but also compensates for induced aberrations, ultimately optimizing the optical system for the best possible vision. This surpasses all previous technologies.”

WHY IS RAY TRACING BETTER?

Ray Tracing LASIK is the first fully personalized and customized form of laser eye surgery. It uses incrediby precise 3D ray-tracing technology to scan each of your eyes and creates a virtual model of your eye that your surgeon uses to design a treatment that addresses all of the higher order and more subtle elements of your vision.

The result is a laser procedure that delivers the highest level of precision, leading to your best possible vision.

True Personalization with AI: Unlike wavefront- or topography-guided LASIK, which can induce new aberrations, Ray Tracing LASIK leverages artificial intelligence to build an individualized optical model of the eye, optimizing outcomes while minimizing aberrations.
Beyond SMILE: While SMILE is effective for myopia and astigmatism, it cannot fully customize treatments or address higher-order aberrations. Ray Tracing LASIK, in contrast, is tailored to each patient’s unique ocular anatomy and optical system.
Superior Precision: With excimer laser pulses delivered at submicron accuracy (0.25 microns per pulse), Ray Tracing LASIK achieves unmatched corneal refinement and consistency.
Sharper Than Glasses or Contacts: Clinical studies demonstrate that 70–80% of patients achieve 20/15 vision or better, with many experiencing clarity beyond traditional corrective lenses.

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