Mumbai cemented its status as the place to get rid of spectacles and contact lenses. Some of the finest and most skilled surgeons in the world, coupled with cutting edge, rapidly advancing technology, make the city in the destination for laser eye surgery.

An advanced customized laser correction - the Wavefront 400 Hz technology was launched at PerfectWave LASIK center at the Shroff Eye Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai.

A completely computer-controlled laser, it ensures patients with the highest level of safety, accuracy and reliability available in laser technology. The 400 Hz has the most sensitive eye tracker in the world to ensure perfectly accurate and well-centered treatments, with no side effects or error possibilities.

“It allows patients with much higher power to be treated safely and also can correct poorly done laser techniques,” says Dr. Anand Shroff chief surgeon, PerfectWave LASIK Center.

The Wavefront 400 Hz technology treats the eye at 400 times each second with a computer controlled eye-tracking mechanism. The Wavefront 400 Hz stands a head over the older laser version in India. "Night vision also improves with this technology," says Shroff.

This is just one more advance in technology in the rapidly changing world of laser correction for the eye. Improvements mean more tissue can be saved and more accurate results achieved, Says Dr. Shroff , "for a few thousand rupees more, patients can avail of a huge difference in technology."

The field is one of the fastest growing in medical science signifying good things for those with power.