marketplace
Focus on Refractive Lasers

The LADARVision4000 is the first system to receive FDA approval for performing wavefront-guided custom LASIK. The system has received clearance to treat myopia from -0.75D to -7.00D and less than .5D of astigmatism.

Phone: (800) 757-9195
Web: www.ladarvision.com

In February, the FDA granted an expanded indication that applies when the Technolas is used for LASIK: Surgeons may now use the Technolas for the correction of hyperopia up to 4.0D and the treatment of astigmatism up to 2.0D.

The Technolas System includes a Carl Zeiss microscope.

Phone: (800) 338-2020
Web: www.bausch.com

The AstraScan Custom Laser System features a 0.5-mm Gaussian flying spot beam and an eye tracker that requires no dilation.

The AstraScan is available for international use only; clinical trials are underway in Norway. Data shows that at 3 months post-op, 20/15 uncorrected visual acuity was achieved in 100% of 18 eyes using custom ablation and only 56% of eyes using standard ablation.

Phone: (888) 527-3235
Web: www.lase.com

The Allegretto Wave excimer laser has a pulse rate of 200 Hz and a small spot diameter of 0.95 mm for customized ablations.

The Allegretto also features an active 250 Hz eye tracker, which "ensures excellent centration and accurate placement of each shot, even in cases of rapid, saccadic eye movements."

Currently, the Allegretto is limited to investigational use in the United States. Lumenis is awaiting marketing approval from the FDA.

Phone: (877) 586-3647
Web: ophthalmic.lumenis.com

The EC-5000 is currently approved for LASIK and PRK to treat myopia. When the FDA approves the EC-5000 for hyperopia, original purchasers of the laser will be eligible for a free upgrade.

Note that Nidek doesn't charge any per-procedure fee for using the EC-5000.

Phone: (510) 226-5700
Web: www.nidek.com

The STAR S4 features Variable Spot Scanning (VSS), which adjusts beam size from 0.65 mm to 6.5 mm. This conserves tissue and shortens treatment times compared with a fixed small spot laser.

To reduce decentered ablations, the STAR S4 pauses if the patient's eye moves 1.5 mm in any direction from the established center point. The laser only resumes ablation after the eye has returned to within acceptable limits.

Phone: (800) 246-8479
Web: www.visx.com

More Products & Services

The solid blades of the Steinert II LASIK Speculum help keep lashes, drapes and meibomian secretions away from the operative field.

LASIK SPECULUM

The Steinert II LASIK Speculum has a blade configuration that matches the diameter of suction rings, allowing maximum exposure in patients with tight orbits. The anterior surface of the blades has cutouts on both ends, letting the surgeon slide or rotate the microkeratome to make a full pass without bumping into the speculum blades.

The speculum is available in two models: aspirating and non-aspirating.

Rhein Medical
Phone: (800) 637-4346
Web: www.rheinmedical.com

SALARY REPORT
The Health Care Group believes its publication Staff Salary Survey - 2003 is a critical resource for physician practices. The Survey provides statistical wage data from more than 1,100 practices in 349 metropolitan areas, for more than 32 medical practice job titles ranging from administrator to file clerk. It gives you access to about 18,000 salary reports.

The Survey breaks down staff pay levels by years of service, showing high, low and average compensation for both geographic regions and metropolitan statistical areas. It also lists overall pay rates by specialty, and fringe benefit information such as vacation allowances, sick days, retirement plan availability and health insurance arrangements.

The Staff Salary Survey - 2003 costs $195.

Health Care Group
Phone: (800) 473-0032
Web: www.healthcaregroup.com

LOW VISION AID
Eschenbach is touting its Noves eyewear as the world's first ophthalmic lens based on multi-order diffraction (MOD).

Noves offers low vision users between 12 and 20 diopters of power from a MOD hybrid lens that's no more than 5-mm thick at the thickest point. That's 50% thinner than ordinary spectacle magnifiers, according to Eschenbach.

Eschenbach
Phone: (800) 487-5389
Web: www.eschenbach.com

	The Symphony Z30 Model is an integrated package for retina and glaucoma photocoagulation procedures.

SYMPHONY ADDITION
New to Iridex's Symphony product line is the Symphony Z30 Model. The Iris Medical OcuLight Symphony Laser System combines a 532-nm, 810-nm and large-spot 810-nm laser into a single delivery device.

The Symphony Z30 Model includes an OcuLight GLx laser, an OcuLight SLx laser, a multi-fiber adapter with a split mirror and a custom cart. The Z30 is compatible with the Zeiss 30 slit lamp.

Iridex
Phone: (800) 388-9087
Web: www.iridex.com

Viridis is a diode pumped 532-nm green laser.

PORTABLE LASER
Quantel Medical has added the Viridis laser to its ultrasound line.

A solid-state, portable laser, Viridis comes with a wide range of adapters and probes. It features a continuous parfocal zoom from 50 to 500 microns with no preset spot sizes.

Quantel Medical
Phone: (888) 660-6726
Web: www.quantelmedical.com

	Unicorn Financial provides advertising templates.

LASIK FINANCING
Unicorn Financial reports that it's the first patient-finance company to offer "18 and 24 Months Same as Cash for LASIK procedure fees."

To help laser centers attract patients, the company has designed advertising templates with the "18 and 24 Months Same as Cash" slogan, which can be customized with the name of your practice.

Unicorn Financial
Phone: (888) 388-7633
Web: unicornfinancial.com