Alcon’s LenSx femtosecond laser may be the most significant piece of technology to impact cataract surgery in recent years, allowing surgeons to correct astigmatism in cataract patients by creating ...

Q: Your practice is one of the first to have the LenSx femtosecond laser from Alcon. Can you explain its potential? Kerry Solomon: This equipment helps surgeons correct astigmatism in cataract surgery ...

The acquisition of medical laser systems specialist LenSx Lasers by Swiss eye care giant Alcon Laboratories has generated a huge return for venture investors in the Californian company. On July 6, ...

A new, blade-free procedure is giving new sight to people clouded by cataracts. The LenSx laser technology is providing a new alternative to standard cataract surgeries. 64-year-old Patricia Addison ...

One of the promising new applications using the femtosecond laser in refractive surgery is the IntraCor procedure, [5,25] which is based on a controlled biomechanical manipulation. In this procedure, ...

Carl Zeiss Meditec, LenSx and Laser Health Technologies have received 510(k) clearance to market laser-based medical products in the US. Part of the remit of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since its FDA approval in 2010, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery has been an option for surgeons, a ...

Alcon Inc., an eye care company with more than 770 workers in Irvine, said it is buying Aliso Viejo startup LenSx Lasers Inc. for $362 million. LenSx, a venture capital-backed company, makes lasers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It is hard to believe that 17 years have passed since Zoltan Z. Nagy, MD, PhD, performed the first femtosecond ...