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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November 30th, 2009 at 5:44 am
I love this completely new way of doing LASIK. Congratulations!