Our Technology in Denver

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) involves taking cross-sectional images of the retina. This imaging technology uses light waves to take these cross-sectional pictures, which allows us to view the layers of the retina and retinal thickness to look for abnormalities and specific conditions.

The Humphrey visual field test examines visual field loss. Your visual field is the extent of what you can see around your central vision—also referred to as peripheral vision. This test uses a light stimulus to help us assess the extent and capabilities of your full visual field and spot conditions that can affect peripheral vision, like glaucoma.

The iTrace is a corneal topography and wavefront aberrometry device. It scans your cornea’s curvature and checks for corneal abnormalities. This device can separate the performance of your eye’s lens and cornea to help us fully understand what you see.

Understanding the shape of your cornea can be especially helpful with fitting contacts for people affected by corneal irregularities related to conditions like keratoconus.

This device also helps us to understand how much cataracts may be affecting your vision and help determine when cataract surgery should be recommended. It also gives us information about which intraocular lenses would be most beneficial to correcting your vision during cataract surgery as well.

Meibography assesses your meibomian glands—the glands on the inside portion of the eyelid that produce oil to support your tear film. When these glands are damaged and meibomian gland dysfunction occurs, you may experience several dry eye symptoms.

Meibography allows us to assess meibomian gland function and recognize changes over time to help us treat and prevent dry eye symptoms.

The Eaglet-Eye Profilometer takes up to 350,000 measurement points over a 20mm area of the front of the cornea, limbus, and sclera, to produce highly accurate 3D maps that assist in the design of a wide variety of contact lenses; including scleral, hybrid, and orktho-K designs allowing for a better fitting lens, faster.

The IOLMaster® 700 from ZEISS gives us information about the curvatures on the front and back of the cornea along with measuring the length of the eye, and gives us information regarding things such as tilt or decentration of the crystalline lens. All of this information is used in calculating the power needed for the intraocular lens implant to be inserted during cataract surgery to give your desired visual outcome.

The Light Adjustable Lens by RxSight is the first and only lens that can be adjusted and customized after cataract surgery. 

During surgery, your natural lens is replaced with an adjustable intraocular lens. The difference with the adjustable lens is that after surgery, we can adjust the lens to fine-tune your vision based on your preferences. 

The adjustable lens utilizes the Light Delivery Device for adjustments, which uses UV light to reshape the lens to your specific vision needs.

Autorefraction is the term used for equipment that helps us detect refractive errors within the eye, such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. Autorefractors are automated technology used to help diagnose these errors and determine a person’s prescription.

Auto-keratometry measures the cornea’s curvature and is an important test used for diagnosing astigmatism, and conditions like keratoconus, and fitting contact lenses.

An argon laser uses blue-green light and emits thermal energy. It is often used as a treatment for open-angle glaucoma, as it can improve the drainage of eye fluid. It can also be used for treating diabetic retinopathy and retinal tears.

An SLT laser is used for selective laser trabeculoplasty in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma and can be an important tool for lowering intraocular pressure.

At Cherry Creek Eye, your complete eye health is our priority. We offer LASIK surgery at Clarity Laser Center, a leading provider of LASIK in the region, for patients interested in reducing their dependence on glasses or contacts.

We utilize the latest generation VISX STAR S4 excimer laser and the IntraLase femtosecond laser to perform LASIK eye surgery. Our team will work with you during the process and answer any questions you may have about LASIK.

This excimer laser system is the latest generation of VISX technology. It incorporates many new and exciting technological features, such as:

• Variable spot beam technology: This advancement allows the beam to range in size and shape so that the delivered energy is more custom to the patient’s cornea.
• 3D active track: Allows the laser to follow the tiny motions of your eye instantaneously and automatically in all three dimensions. It repositions the laser to ensure accuracy, and unlike other non-tracking lasers, it does not require you to hold your eye still so that you can relax during the treatment.
• Variable spot scanning (VSS): An exclusive VISX laser technology that allows a treatment area. This technology allows a blend zone that increases the total treatment zone by 51%, which can be helpful for those who have concerns about post-surgical glare and halos.
• Iris registration (IR): The first FDA-approved, fully automated, non-contact method of alignment of the CustomVue treatment to the corneal site.

The IntraLase femtosecond laser uses an “inside-out” process. It focuses on a specific point within the cornea and delivers a series of pulses. These pulses create thousands of microscopic bubbles that define the precise architecture of the intracorneal surface. This process also defines the distinct beveled edge of the corneal flap that will be created.