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Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction (FLEx)- A new paradigm for LASIK?

November 30th, 2009 by lasik

Shows a new way of using a femtosecond laser for refractive surgery. This is all-femtosecond lasik procedure, called FLEx or Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction. Unlike traditional femtosecond lasik, as with an intralase, where a femtosecond laser is used to make a flap, and the lenticule is ablated with an excimer laser, this procedure involves creating a lenticule and flap with the femtosecond laser, and then physically extracting the lenticule. It promises a safer, more accurate and cheaper …

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This entry was posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 5:44 am and is filed under Lasik. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

1 response about “Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction (FLEx)- A new paradigm for LASIK?”

  1. samirbrd2 said:

    I love this completely new way of doing LASIK. Congratulations!