alz News 2005
Bladeless Laser Technology: The Big Success of Femto-LASIK
Within 6 weeks over 100 treatments using the modern femto second laser
were performed at the alz eye clinic Munich.
Munich, Februar 16, 2005
Since mid- December, 2004, doctors at the ALZ eye clinic in Munich have
been using the Femto-LASIK - the first bladeless laser technology. ALZ
is one of the first clinics in Europe to offer this new technology. Femto-LASIK
virtually eliminates the rare but severe sight threatening complications
seen with other surgical procedures, improving safety and precision while
providing predictably better visual results for the patient. Femto-LASIK
is the most sophisticated and accurate technology for refractive surgery
available today. Femto-LASIK has convinced patients and physicians alike:
Femto-LASIK has been used successfully over 200,000 times in the USA and
other countries.
The outstanding results of Femto-LASIK surgery speak for themselves.
At the ALZ eye clinic, over 100 treatments, within six weeks, were performed
using the Femto-LASIK intralase femtosecond laser. In some rare cases,
patients who receive the standard LASIK procedure need post-operative
treatment to insure optimal vision. Yet, not a single patient required
follow-up after undergoing the Femto-LASIK. This new bladeless technology
has already proven to be more precise and less invasive in correcting
visual disorders.
What is the reason for the extraordinary success of Femto-LASIK?
With standard LASIK, a corneal flap has to be prepared with a hand-controlled
precision scalpel before the actual laser treatment. Complications arising
from traditional laser surgery, though rare, are usually a result of this
small incision. The highly precise Femto-LASIK prevents these complications,
since the tissue of the corneal flap is separated [from the cornea?] by
the Femto-Second-Laser without touching it. Patients no longer need to
fear of the "knife". Professor Thomas Neuhann, medical director
of the ALZ eye clinic is also convinced of the safety of Femto-LASIK.
"This ‘laser only’ treatment is less invasive and safer
than traditional laser surgery, since the tissue of the cornea is less
stressed. Even patients with thin corneas can now be treated, whereas
they had previously been advised against LASIK."
More information on Femto-LASIK and
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