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2013 ASCRS•ASOA San Francisco Show Daily Supplement
This Show Daily supplement is sponsored by Alcon.
WaveLight Refractive Suite:
A game changer
by George O. Waring IV, MD
Offering a new generation
of patients an advanced
form of LASIK
A
s the economy begins to
improve, consumers are
showing renewed interest in refractive surgery
procedures. LASIK vol-
umes have increased, particularly in
the target population of Generation
Y or Millennials. These are patients
who value a "no nonsense" approach. They want facts, they want
speed, and they want results.
The WaveLight* Refractive Suite
(Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas) is particularly well suited to address these
patients' requirements—it pairs the
fastest commercially available excimer laser in the U.S., the EX500,
with the fastest commercially available femtosecond laser, the FS200.
EX500: Recovery times
The WaveLight EX500 Laser has a
repetition rate of 500 Hz, which
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George O. Waring IV, MD
" The WaveLight
EX500 Laser delivers
not only a great
patient experience,
but a surgeon's
'wow factor.'
"
This supplement was produced by
EyeWorld and sponsored by Alcon. The
doctors featured in this supplement
received compensation from Alcon for
their contributions to this supplement.
Copyright 2013 ASCRS Ophthalmic
Corporation. All rights reserved. The views
expressed here do not necessarily reflect
those of the editor, editorial board, or
the publisher, and in no way imply
endorsement by EyeWorld or ASCRS.
The WaveLight EX500 Laser is part of an overall refractive suite that includes both the excimer and a femtosecond laser.
Source: George O. Waring, IV, MD
Please refer to pages 7 and 8 for important safety information about the Alcon products described in this supplement.
