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LASIK [allegedly] "finally" fixed

Brent Hanson - LasikFraud.com

2005-04-14, 8:42 am

March 14, 2005 Monday 4:15 PM GMT

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HEADLINE: First LASIK System Designed to Reduce Nighttime Glare Comes to the
Bay Area

DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO March 14, 2005

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LaserVue Eye Center first Bay Area LASIK center to acquire the only vision
correction laser cleared by FDA in nearly five years

Despite LASIK's fantastic track record for safety and satisfaction in recent
years, poor night vision, such as glare and halos, is still the number one
post-LASIK complaint. With offices in San Francisco, Mountain View, Walnut
Creek and Santa Rosa, LaserVue Eye Center is the first San Francisco Bay
Area center to offer a new LASIK technology that has been shown in clinical
studies to reduce or eliminate spherical aberration -- optical distortions
that are the chief cause of night time glare. The German designed and
engineered ALLEGRETTO WAVE(TM) is the first vision correction system in the
world specifically built to preserve the natural shape of each patient's
cornea, resulting in clearer vision, in both daylight and low light
conditions.

The ALLEGRETTO WAVE's PerfectPulse Technology(TM) automatically determines
each individual's unique pre-operative corneal curvature and provides a
treatment that not only corrects nearsightedness and farsightedness, but
also maintains the cornea's natural shape. As a result, studies have found
the ALLEGRETTO WAVE to be one of the first lasers in which patients reported
a reduction in postoperative glare compared to their preoperative vision.
The system has been successfully used in Europe since the late 90s, where it
has been the leader in international sales for the past three years. In the
U.S., it was the first new laser platform to be cleared by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in nearly five years, and that clearance was for the
highest-ever ranges of nearsightedness and farsightedness.

"No other conventional LASIK treatment takes into account the exclusive
curve and slope of each individual's cornea," said Dr. Jay Bansal, Medical
Director of LaserVue Eye Center. "We can now provide a more consistent
surgery over the entire treatment area, not just in the center."

HOW PERFECTPULSE TECHNOLOGY WORKS

LASIK systems treat nearsightedness and farsightedness by utilizing a beam
of laser energy to reshape the cornea. When the light is focused directly on
the center, a complete treatment is given. When the light shines at an angle
to treat the sides of the cornea, the energy becomes weaker and more
diffused. A study published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery(1) showed
that 20% less treatment is given to the peripheral cornea than to the
central cornea. This has resulted in incomplete treatment, resulting in
vision problems that become more apparent at night, when the pupil enlarges.

The ALLEGRETTO WAVE with PerfectPulse Technology is the first laser system
designed to calculate each individual's corneal shape and compensate for the
loss of laser energy on the periphery by providing extra laser pulses. The
effective treatment area expands beyond the center portion of the cornea to
sharpen vision and reduce the chance of glare and halos after surgery.

"My primary goal as a refractive surgeon is to provide my patients with the
best possible overall vision," added Dr. Bansal. "This can be calculated in
my office by reading an eye chart but also in the real world by patients
functioning with sharper eyesight and improved nighttime driving vision.
Since using the ALLEGRETTO WAVE, nearly 93% of my patients are attaining
20/20 vision or better. As importantly, however, there have been far fewer
complaints about glare, halo and night vision problems. These results are
extraordinary."

ABOUT LASERVUE EYE CENTER

Jay Bansal, MD, Medical Director of LaserVue Eye Center, has been certified
by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Council for Refractive
Surgery Quality Assurance. Recognized as one of "America's Top
Ophthalmologists" by Consumer's Research Council, Dr. Bansal was among the
first surgeons in California to perform LASIK procedures. He has designed
numerous LASIK surgical instruments, and his career is dedicated to the
research, teaching and practice of advanced vision correction techniques. He
has performed more than 15,000 successful LASIK procedures and was the first
surgeon in the Bay Area to provide ALLEGRETTO WAVE technology to his
patients.

ABOUT THE ALLEGRETTO WAVE

The ALLEGRETTO WAVE, manufactured by WaveLight Laser Technologie, AG, was
the first refractive laser to receive concurrent approvals for the treatment
of myopia up to -12 diopters with astigmatism of up to -6 diopters and
hyperopia up to +6 diopters with astigmatism of up to +5 diopters, not
exceeding a mean spherical equivalent of +6 diopters. For more information
about the benefits and risks associated with this product, please visit
fda.gov or allegrettowave.com.

(1) Mrochen M, Seiler T. Influence of corneal curvature on calculation of
ablation patterns used in photorefractive laser surgery. Journal of
Refractive Surgery 2001; 17:S584-S587.

Brent Hanson - LasikFraud.com

2005-04-14, 8:42 am

"No other conventional LASIK treatment takes into account the exclusive
curve and slope of each individual's cornea," said Dr. Jay Bansal, Medical
Director of LaserVue Eye Center. "We can now provide a more consistent
surgery over the entire treatment area, not just in the center."'

But wait, according to
http://www.lasikinfocenter.net/Webp...S%20Webpage.htm

"LaserVue reused microkeratome blades among patients rather than sterilizing
or replacing them. Former patients may have been exposed to infectious
diseases such as HIV or Hepatitis. " and "Class Action o/b/o 2,700 former
LaserVue patients. ·In a settlement to an investigation brought by Medical
Board of California (MBC), defendants admitted that their protocol was to
rinse and reuse a blade on up to 4 eyes. MBC concluded that defendants
departed from standard of care and placed them on probation. ·In a
settlement to an investigation brought by Medical Board of California (MBC),
defendants admitted that their protocol was to rinse and reuse a blade on up
to 4 eyes. MBC concluded that defendants departed from standard of care and
placed them on probation."

serebel

2005-04-14, 8:42 am

So, go get fixed you raving lunatic. Oops, I forgot, no one will touch
you now. Too bad.

SErebel