Is Technolas Perfect Vision part of the Bausch & Lomb business?
No, Technolas Perfect Vision is a new global company born out of a joint venture between Bausch & Lomb’s Refractive Surgery unit and 20/10 Perfect Vision. Technolas Perfect Vision combines the refractive eye surgery assets of both businesses. Bausch & Lomb and 20/10 Perfect Vision AG are shareholders of Technolas Perfect Vision.
How can TECHNOLAS Excimer and and TECHNOLAS
Femtosecond Workstation be combined?
The TECHNOLAS Femtosecond Workstation 520F
has been designed to work in combination with the TECHNOLAS Excimer Workstation 217P or
stand alone.
In which countries the TECHNOLAS Femtosecond Workstation is available?
The TECHNOLAS Femtosecond Workstation is already available in a number of countries, please
check with the corresponding TPV manager on individual country availability.
How many eyes have been treated with INTRACOR? What is the treatment indication range of myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia?
More than 1800 procedures have been performed. Currently there is one CE approved procedure for slightly hyperopic presbyopes (range 0.25 D to 0.75 D). The near addition should be 2 D. The correction range under clinical development for myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism is currently up to 2 D.
What is the difference between INTRACOR and
CK (Conductive Keratoplasty)?
Conductive keratoplasty (CK): mild heat from radio waves is
used to shrink the glue-like connective tissue (collagen) in the periphery of
the cornea. This steepens the cornea of the hyperopic patients with presbyopia, who gain better near and distance vision, while patients with presbyopia alone gain near vision. But it cannot not be used for myopes. INTRACOR does not use heat; it is considered as a “cold” laser treatment.
