May·June 2009 Technolas Perfect Vision on-line newsletter   Summary Technolas Perfect Vision - redefining the refractive business Advanced presbyopia correction solutions - a new era in refractive surgery Technolas Perfect Vision at the ASCRS INTRACOR - a new approach to vision correction Editor's note Welcome to TPV.news, Technolas Perfect Vision’s on-line newsletter. This is our opportunity to inform you about the most relevant news Technolas Perfect Vision has on its equipment and technological development. We will also inform you of major events which might be of interest to you. You will receive this newsletter bimonthly. We hope you enjoy it, and as always we encourage you to send us feedback and comments. Editorial Team     Technolas Perfect Vision - redefining the refractive business Bausch & Lomb, the global eye health company, and 20/10 Perfect Vision AG, the femtosecond laser developer, have completed their transaction to form a joint venture focused on the laser vision correction industry. The new company ― Technolas Perfect Vision ― combines the refractive eye surgery assets of both businesses, and will utilize its global service and support infrastructure to introduce new, laser-based vision correction procedures, initially focusing on treatments for presbyopia. Our innovative team of physicists, engineers and clinical technicians has many years experience in the field of refractive surgery. Never before has such a strong team been assembled to focus specifically on the development of solutions for presbyopia, introducing the latest in cutting edge procedures, and providing ongoing support to refractive surgeons worldwide. Combining these innovative teams, visionary technologies, and state-of-the-art refractive surgery products, will define the future of the refractive industry for the benefit of ophthalmologists and patients. Technolas Perfect Vision has a strong global presence with hubs in Asia, Europe and USA. The headquarters are in Munich, Germany, with a Technology Center in Heidelberg, Germany.   Technolas Perfect Vision's hub in the world Technolas Perfect Vision Company profile Team Global Locations Products Excimer Laser Femtosecond Laser Diagnostics Microkeratone Procedures Presbyopia Zyoptix / Lasik Surgical Events Trade shows Training Contact us     Advanced presbyopia correction solutions - a new era in refractive surgery Technolas Perfect Vision will market innovations that will define a new era in the refractive surgery business, by targeting the lucrative presbyopia market. Technolas Perfect Vision will provide clinicians with advanced excimer and femtosecond laser technology designed specifically to restore near vision in those patients who have lost the ability to visually accommodate. A comprehensive service and support structure is already in place to provide surgeons with training and applications support as they adapt their clinics to service this exciting new patient segment. Technolas Perfect Vision introduces two new approaches to the correction of presbyopia: INTRACOR™, the revolutionary procedure for the intrastromal correction of presbyopia with its Technolas Femtosecond Workstation, and PresbyLasik, where presbyopia correction is carried out by the Technolas ZYOPTIX® laser. Most exciting is INTRACOR, a fast and painless truly intrastromal procedure that restores near vision, freeing patients from the need to wear reading glasses or multifocal contact lenses.   Technolas Perfect Vision at the ASCRS The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) congress took place in San Francisco from the 3rd to the 8th of April 2009. This was the first refractive international congress Technolas Perfect Vision (TPV) had attended. TPV used this opportunity to present itself to the refractive community and its new and revolutionary procedure for presbyopia correction: INTRACOR™. INTRACOR™, a flapless minimally invasive procedure that restores near vision in just a few seconds, recently underwent the EC Conformity Assessment, and received the CE Mark for the treatment of presbyopic hyperopes. The TPV booth, designed by incorporating dynamic blue and orange waves, that symbolizes the joint venture, was one of the most visited. The TPV corporate brochure, Introducing the company’s vision and portfolio was distributed at this Congress. TPV’s next international congress appearance will be at the ESCRS 2009 that will be held in Barcelona, Spain. TPV will organize a Lunchtime Symposium focusing on Presbyopia Advanced Correction Solutions: PresbyLasik and INTRACOR™. For further details, you may download the symposium program: TPV ESCRS 2009 Lunchtime Symposium Program. INTRACOR™ - a new approach to vision correction Technolas Perfect Vision is introducing innovative solutions for the correction of presbyopia. One of the most exciting is INTRACOR, a new fast and painless intrastromal procedure. INTRACOR restores near vision in less than 20 seconds without any flap creation, freeing patients from the need to wear reading glasses or multifocal contact lenses. INTRACOR is the technique that provides flapless intrastromal correction using the Technolas Femtosecond Workstation, to achieve reshaping of the cornea. This can be achieved while maintaining the integrity of the corneal surface. INTRACOR procedure is an effective solution for presbyopia, and it also provides a minimally invasive technique for myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Vision correction is now possible in the least invasive way imaginable: purely intrastromally, without flap. Learn more about INTRACOR in the next TPV.news issue. TPV ESCRS 2009 Exclusive Lunchtime Symposium New! The ultimate algorithm: Personalized Treatment Advanced (PTA). Unsurpassed visual quality The new Center of Excellence   For more information on Technolas Perfect Vision, visit www.technolaspv.com or contact us by email at news@technolaspv.com. If you no longer wish to receive the Technolas Perfect Vision Newsletter, please unsubscribe by email. Some of the products and/or specific features as well as the procedures featured in this document may not be approved in your country and thus may not be available there. Please contact our regional representative regarding individual availability in your respective market. Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice as a result of ongoing technical development. The trademarks (™ and ®) and logos used in this document are the property of Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH or the respective owner. © 2009 Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH. All rights reserved.