Nov 29 2006, 10:00 AM EST
News source: Business Wire
Dr. Dalel Tartak announced that her LASIK Center, HyperSpeed LASIK, installed the newest and most advanced FDA-approved LASIK platform in the United States. The ALLEGRETTO WAVE(R) Eye-Q ("Eye-Q System"), manufactured by WaveLight AG (FWB:WLT), is also the fastest LASIK platform available in the country today. HyperSpeed LASIK was second only to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and was the first private LASIK Center to install the Eye-Q system in the United States.
"Our LASIK Center has always been devoted to providing patients with the safest and most advanced cutting-edge technology available for LASIK," said Dr. Tartak. "With the Eye-Q, I can achieve the most precise outcomes possible while ensuring the highest level of safety and comfort for my patients. In addition, the speed differential between other LASIK platforms and the Eye-Q is so extraordinary and is truly HyperSpeed-like, it is like comparing a Volkswagen Beetle to a Porsche 911 GT3, respectively."
The Eye-Q system has a frequency of 400 pulses per second. Therefore, the average treatment time for correcting four to five diopters of nearsightedness or farsightedness is just eight to ten seconds, about the time it takes to pour a cup of coffee. Shorter LASIK treatments have been shown to reduce healing time while decreasing the risk of post-operative infections, over-corrections and under-corrections.
The Eye-Q features WaveLight's proprietary Wavefront Optimized(TM) technology, which has been shown to preserve the natural shape of the cornea and prevent the induction of optical errors that could lead to night vision problems or loss of contrast sensitivity (the ability to see the images crisply). The system has the potential to provide a majority of patients with better than 20/20 vision, which has been coined "eagle vision," according to Dr Tartak. "Eagles have the innate ability to see better than 20/20, both day and night," she added.
This new LASIK platform also features WaveLight's proprietary PerfectPulse Technology(TM) that ensures maximum safety at high speed. PerfectPulse Technology was specifically developed to monitor and control each laser pulse that is delivered to the cornea during the LASIK procedure. Another component of this technology is a high speed, active eye-tracking device which monitors eye movement 400 times per second and adjusts the laser beam accordingly in less than six milliseconds.
"The Eye-Q has been one of the most highly sought-after LASIK platforms in the world and we are now pleased to offer this advanced new platform to physicians in the US," said Wolfgang Tolle, CEO of WaveLight, Inc. "Given Dr. Tartak's reputation as a national expert in refractive surgery, HyperSpeed LASIK is an ideal location for the Eye-Q laser."
Dr. Tartak is a board certified ophthalmologist and has performed more than 60,000 refractive surgical procedures. She is one of three top doctors in the United States specializing in Near Vision CK, and was the inventor of the procedure "CK post-Intacs," which restores vision in patients with keratoconus without the need for a corneal transplant. Dr. Tartak has also been a featured speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology since 1992. She has been named one of America's top Ophthalmologists by the Consumer Research Council of America for several consecutive years.
"Superior vision with LASIK is dependant not only on the surgeon's skill and experience but also on the technology used to deliver the treatment," Dr. Tartak added. "I am truly excited to introduce the most advanced technology in laser vision correction to our patients nationwide. I believe our patients will truly benefit from the highest level of safety and precision possible, while achieving spectacular visual outcomes."
About Da
ADVERTISEMENT
INTERVIEW:
NEW PROGNOSTIC GENETIC TEST FOR ADOLESCENT SCOLIOSIS - Interview with Dr. Baron Lonner, director of Scoliosis and Spine Associates
...MORE
NewsArticles BlogsADVERTISEMENT
Subscribe to RSS
Email
Print
Share
More News
Listen
Save
Comment
View All