Femtosecond Lenticule EXtraction

Femtosecond Lenticule EXtraction (FLEX) is a new form of refractive eye surgery similar to LASIK that creates a lenticule for removal and a corneal flap, all with a femtosecond laser. Currently under development by Carl Zeiss Meditec for their VisuMax laser^[1]^[2] with good initial results,^[3]^[4]^[5] 20/10 PERFECT VISION has also reportedly begun development of a similar procedure.

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[1] ttp://www.ariva.de/news/article.m?id=2209897&secu=22

[2] ttp://www.revophth.com/index.asp?page=1_13191.htm

[3] ttp://www.meditec.zeiss.com/C125679E00525939/EmbedTitelIntern/ClinicalResults/$File/Clinical_Results.pdf

[4] ttp://www.lachmanconsulting.com/EyeQRpt9.pdf

[5] ttp://www.escrs.org/EVENTS/07Stockholm/sessiondetails.asp?id=1764&category=Free&sessiondate=10/09/2007

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