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New femtosecond laser produces low average energy, incorporates ergonomic design
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WaveLight has announced the release of a new femtosecond laser that is designed to deliver low average energy and can be integrated into use with other laser platforms.
The laser, operating at about 200 kHz, can create a flap in less than 15 seconds, and in laboratory testing in porcine eyes, investigators reported smooth stromal beds and high reproducibility in flap thickness, WaveLight said in a press release.
The new laser is designed with a swivel flat bed so that patients can be moved to an accompanying Allegretto laser without having to get up.
"When we looked to develop what the surgeon wanted, we looked at four things — quality, efficiency, safety and comfort — and this is what we focused on," Thomas Auer, director marketing communications at WaveLight, told Ocular Surgery News.
A CE mark is pending for the laser, which will be made available to select surgeons in the coming weeks, Mr. Auer said.