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LASIK facilitator device granted U.S., European approval

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OPELOUSAS, La. — A handpiece that helps the surgeon perform a number of tasks in LASIK has received regulatory approval in both the United States and Europe, the device’s developer announced in a press release.

The LaFaci device, designed by Leon C. LaHaye II, MD, and developed by Vision Pro, provides a “multiplicity of specialized functions to the surgical field through a single handpiece,” according to a press release.

The LaFaci (short for LASIK facilitator) is placed on the patient’s eye prior to lifting the flap and remains positioned until flap fixation is complete, providing 11 specialized functions, according to the press release.

Among the functions the LaFaci performs are surgical field containment, ocular fixation, ciliary vessel tamponade, temporary flap placement, fluid removal, plume evacuation, stromal bed hydration control, and flap repositioning, according to the press release.