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WaveLight introduces Pentacam-based topographer
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CHICAGO — WaveLight Inc. introduced a second corneal topography system that can be used with its Allegretto Wave excimer laser. Through a licensing agreement with Oculus GmbH, WaveLight will distribute the Oculus Pentacam under the brand name Oculyzer, according to a press release from WaveLight.
The Oculyzer can be integrated with the Allegretto Wave laser through the OcuLink software package, according to WaveLight. The Oculyzer uses a Scheimpflug camera to provide five measurements of the anterior segment, including measurement of the central cornea. The Oculyzer joins the Topolyzer, also licensed from Oculus, as a second topography system that can be integrated with the Allegretto Wave.
WaveLight also announced during the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting that it has sold its 100th Allegretto Wave laser in the United States. Following premarket approval in 2003, WaveLight gained 20% of U.S. refractive laser sales in its first year, and from 2004 to 2005 its sales have nearly doubled, the company announced in a press release.
The day before the AAO meeting began, the German parent company of WaveLight Inc. released its financial report for the year ending July 31. WaveLight Laser Technologie AG reported revenues for the year of $98 million, a 30% increase from the previous year, according to a press release.