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Welcome to the November issue of personalNEWS
Laser Cataract Surgery is aimed at patients who are refractively demanding and are prepared to invest in the best technology. The promise of the companies offering this technolgy is that laser cataract surgery will provide a more precise, safer and better visual outcome due to the femtosecond technology.
This new femtosecond laser procedure performs all the key steps of cataract surgery and laser cataract surgery offers the following benefits over standard cataract treatment:
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Greater precision and accuracy by using femtosecond laser technology
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Reduced stress on the tissue of the eye
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Greater predictability of the outcome
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Faster procedure time
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Faster visual recovery time
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Improved safety
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Maximises the custom lens
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Optimises the performance of the new lens
Smaller than a contact lens, the KAMRA Inlay is a device implanted into the cornea to reduce the need to wear reading glasses.The KAMRA Inlay utilises the principle of depth of focus to improve the reading vision.
The KAMRA inlay is an opaque circular micro-disc with a small opening (1.6 mm) in the center. It is 3.8mm in diameter and has over 8000 fenestrations to help ensure the cornea’s health.
More information about Kamra >
Indsutry news and articles
The Telegraph | The £4,000 eye implant to replace reading glasses
It is one of the signs of reaching middle-age: the need to wear reading glasses. An estimated 23 million Britons suffer from presbyopia, or age-related longsightedness. Now a revolutionary new treatment, involving an operation to insert a plastic implant into the eye, could allow millions to abandon their spectacles.
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CRSToday | Six Months' Experience With Laser Cataract Surgery
Robert J. Cionni, MD discusses his experiences - In our center, two other anterior segment surgeons and I have been performing laser cataract surgery with the LenSx femtosecond Laser (Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX) for the past 6 months. Select ''outside'' surgeons are now being certified at our center to use the laser as well. To date, I have performed more than 300 cases. This article provides an overview of my experience thus far.
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CRSToday | Do we need laser cataract surgery?
Stephen G. Slade, MD - Perhaps the most significant ophthalmic advance in the 21st century thus far is the use of femtosecond lasers for lens replacement surgery, but do we need it? More importantly, do our patients need it?
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In this Issue
The personalEYES Team
Retinal, Glaucoma & General Surgeons
Dr Angela Jennings
Dr Gina Tsanaktsidis
Dr Peter Asimakis
Dr Paul Latimer
Dr John Ambler
Dr David McKay
Oculoplastic Surgeon
Dr Angelo Tsirbas
Optometrist
Anna Siu
Our Services
Laser Vision Correction
Implantable Contacts
Cataract Treatment
Glaucoma
Diabetes
Macular Degeneration
Retina
Cornea
Ocular Plastics
Anti-wrinkleTreatment
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