Intacs Boston - New England Eye Center

Intacs are offered at our Boston, Massachusetts office as an effective way to treat nearsightedness, also known as myopia. Intacs work by altering the shape of the cornea and allowing it to reflect light optimally. Intacs are placed around the edges of the cornea, preserving its center while still refocusing light and allowing for better vision.

MALE VOICE: Here’s how intacs work. In the normal eye, the cornea, or clear front covering of your eye, focuses light on the retina. This results in clear vision. In the nearsighted eye, the cornea is too curved. Light focuses in front of the retina making distant objects appear blurry. This condition is also known as myopia. Intacs correct nearsightedness by gently changing the shape of the cornea, but unlike laser surgery, which reshapes the cornea by permanently removing tissue from the center, intacs are placed toward the outer edge of the cornea, away from the central optical zone. Since the majority of light that reaches the retina must pass through this crucial zone, intacs are designed to leave this area untouched. For most patients the result is clear vision.