All Posts Tagged With: "FDA"

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LASIK vision trials – FDA results for laser systems used in the UK

How Well Will You See After Your LASIK Treatment? The American FDA runs rigorous trials of safety and performance before a laser system can be used in the US on patients. These clinical trials give the best comparison available of how well patients can expect to see without glasses or contact lenses after having LASIK laser eye surgery.

5Sep2009 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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New lens to restore reading vision for people age 45+

A new lens to help reading vision has received approval from the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA), according to manufacturers Bausch & Lomb, based at Rochester in New York state.
These lenses are inserted inside the eye during a procedure very similar to that used for cataract surgery. The natural lens is removed and replaced [...]

8Jul2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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WaveLight laser sales increase worldwide

WaveLight AG, based in Erlangen, Germany increased its sales for the first nine months of 2007/8 accounting year by 31% to €65 million. In the worldwide sales-strong US market the company exceeded the turnover of the comparable period in the previous year by 66%.

20Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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FDA approves faster iLASIK laser

Advanced Medical Optics Inc. in Santa Ana, announced on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new laser for use in laser eye correction. The iFS femtosecond laser is set to be at the centre of AMO’s iLasik products for laser vision surgery.

17May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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FDA recommends changes for eye laser patient labeling during public hearing

Leading ophthalmologists plus LASIK patients at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel (ODP) presented two conflicting perspectives on the LASIK laser eye surgery procedure last week.

29Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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What’s important when choosing a laser eye surgery clinic? Part 2

There are FOUR key points to look at when choosing a clinic:
1. The laser technology
2. The surgeon
3. The clinic
4. The price
Let’s look at these in more detail:

1. Laser technology
The improvements in success rates and safety of laser eye surgery, including LASIK and PRK, have been mainly down to improvements in sophistication of the laser technology. [...]

9Mar2008 | Dave Allamby | 6 comments | Continued
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Watch the new Z LASIK Laser Eye Treatment now!

OK, it’s here at FOCUS Laser Vision in London. The video of our breakthrough next generation Z-LASIK laser eye surgery procedure! I can tell you the results have been amazing. Twelve treatments on our first day, and everyone can see better than 20/20, 60% of them seeing an incredible 20/12! (that’s two lines smaller than [...]

20Jan2008 | Dave Allamby | 3 comments | Continued