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Beyond Glasses.
Beyond Contacts.
Beyond 20/20.
New Mexico's First FDA-Approved Wavelight Plus Provider

What Is Wavelight Plus?

LASIK has helped millions of people reduce their dependence on glasses and contacts for decades. Now, Wavelight Plus is taking that technology even further.

Wavelight Plus is an advanced form of LASIK that creates a detailed, three-dimensional map of your entire eye, capturing tiny imperfections that a standard glasses or contact lens prescription doesn't account for. These small imperfections, which are unique to every person, can affect things like how clearly you see at night, how sharp fine details appear, and the overall crispness of your vision.

Using that detailed map, Wavelight Plus designs a treatment plan that's completely customized to your eyes. The result is a more precise correction that's designed to give you the best possible vision your eyes can achieve.

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How Does Wavelight Plus LASIK Work?

Measure
Using a single advanced device, SightMap captures multiple detailed measurements of your eye, everything your surgeon needs to understand your vision at its most complete.

Personalize
Those measurements are used to build a treatment profile unique to your eye, using ray tracing technology to calculate the most precise correction possible.

Deliver
The result is vision that goes beyond the standard 20/20, with real-world outcomes showing 100% of patients achieving 20/20 or better, 89% achieving 20/16 or better, and 50.5% achieving 20/12.5 or better.*
*Based on a real-world study of 200 patients (400 eyes).

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LASIK Steps

step 1

The Zeiss Visumax laser creates the flap for the LASIK treatment

step 2

The flap is placed back.

step 3

The Ex500 Wavefront Optimize treats the refractive error of the patient.

step 4

The flap is placed back to the original orientation.

What to Expect

Your Wavelight Plus Journey, Step by Step

Step 1:
A Consultation Built Around Your Vision Goals

Every Wavelight Plus journey begins with understanding your vision goals: your work, your hobbies, the moments that matter most to you. From there, our advanced diagnostic technology gets to work, capturing a complete picture of your eyes that goes far beyond what a standard eye exam can reveal, to ensure you are a candidate.

Step 2:
Precision Treatment, Personalized for You

On the day of your procedure, those measurements are used to calculate a treatment profile that's entirely your own. Ray tracing technology refines it until your surgeon has the most accurate correction possible for your specific eye.

Step 3:
Wake Up to a Different World

Most patients notice a difference in their vision within hours of leaving the procedure. Some mild haziness or light sensitivity is normal early on, but it typically passes quickly. By the next day, most patients are back to their normal routine, often already seeing more clearly than they ever did with glasses or contacts.

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Why Juliette Eye Institute?

New Mexico's First Wavelight Plus Practice

Juliette Eye Institute is proud to bring Wavelight Plus to New Mexico for the first time. Our team has invested in an entirely new standard of care because we believe our patients deserve access to the best vision correction technology in the world, right here at home. Our team combines advanced technology with the kind of personalized attention that makes every patient feel seen before, during, and long after their procedure.

First in New Mexico

Juliette Eye Institute is the first practice in New Mexico to offer Wavelight Plus, bringing the world's most advanced laser vision correction technology to our patients without requiring out-of-state travel.

Truly Personalized Treatment

Wavelight Plus technology, including the SightMap system, captures a level of diagnostic detail that standard LASIK technology simply can't match, and every treatment plan is built from scratch around your individual eyes.

Surgeons You Can Trust

Dr. Melendez and our experienced surgical team bring both precision and compassion to every procedure. Behind every procedure is a surgeon who knows your eye, understands the technology, and is committed to your outcome.

Vision That Fits Your Budget

We offer flexible financing options and accept HSA and FSA accounts, because life-changing vision correction shouldn't be out of reach. When you factor in the years of glasses and contacts you'll leave behind, most patients find the investment pays for itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Most good candidates are 18 or older, have had a stable prescription for at least a year, and have healthy eyes without conditions like glaucoma or keratoconus. Corneal thickness also plays a role. The only way to know for certain is a comprehensive consultation. We’ll give you a clear, honest answer based on your actual diagnostic results, not a general checklist.

Wavelight Plus corrects nearsightedness and astigmatism, while also addressing the higher-order aberrations that standard procedures leave behind.

Laser vision correction has one of the strongest long-term safety records of any elective procedure performed today. Wavelight Plus builds on that foundation with more precise diagnostics, adding another layer of accuracy and safety to an already well-established technology.

No. Numbing drops are applied before your procedure, and most patients feel nothing more than a gentle pressure sensation during treatment. Any minor discomfort after the procedure is typically short-lived and easily managed.

No. You’ll receive numbing eye drops to ensure your comfort throughout the procedure. Most patients report feeling only slight pressure during the treatment. Any mild discomfort after the procedure typically subsides within a few hours.

Pricing is based on your individual treatment plan and will be outlined in full during your consultation. We offer flexible financing to make vision correction as accessible as possible. And when you consider what you currently spend on glasses, contacts, and solutions each year, most patients find that Wavelight Plus is one of the most worthwhile investments they’ve ever made in themselves.

LASIK with Wavelight Plus is the newest generation of laser vision correction developed by Alcon. It uses advanced 3D eye mapping and ray tracing technology to create a fully personalized treatment for your unique eyes.

Traditional LASIK focuses mainly on the front surface of the eye. Wavelight Plus maps the entire optical system, allowing for a more precise and customized correction.

Wavelight Plus introduces ray tracing, 3D modeling, and enhanced personalization, making it a major advancement beyond earlier LASIK technologies.

Ray tracing analyzes how light travels through your eye, allowing your surgeon to design a highly accurate and individualized treatment plan.

This is a 3D model of your eye created from thousands of measurements, helping simulate and optimize your results before surgery.

Every eye is unique. Wavelight Plus uses detailed data to customize treatment, improving accuracy and visual outcomes.

Yes. It can address subtle imperfections in your vision that glasses and contacts are unable to correct.

Many patients achieve 20/20 or better, with some reaching 20/15 depending on their eyes.

Yes. It combines multiple diagnostic measurements into one advanced system to improve precision and predictability.

It is designed to reduce visual disturbances like halos and glare by correcting more complex visual imperfections.

The procedure typically takes only a few minutes per eye.

No. Numbing eye drops are used, and most patients experience little to no discomfort.

Most patients notice improved vision within 24 hours, with continued improvement over the following days.

Yes. The procedure uses advanced laser technology and does not involve blades.

Adults with stable vision who want to reduce or eliminate glasses or contacts may be candidates. A consultation is required.

Yes. It is an FDA approved advancement in LASIK technology.

It transforms LASIK into a fully personalized, data driven procedure, improving outcomes and consistency.

It considers more factors such as eye shape and visual system behavior, leading to more refined outcomes.

LASIK has a long track record of safety, and Wavelight Plus enhances that with improved precision.

It is the most advanced form of LASIK available today, offering a higher level of customization, precision, and visual performance.

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If better vision has been on your mind, Wavelight Plus gives you more reason than ever to take the next step.

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