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Colin Richards of Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, S.D.
O P H T H A L M O L O G Y
Q-EYE "It's a fundamental core belief of our practice,
that if there's something we can do a little bit better for our
patients, we're going to do it," says Dr. Berdahl.
Dr. Rivera's practice also invested in the
first-on-the-market LenSx machine in 2011.
Once other manufacturers' options became
available the following year, though, it purchased Optimedica's Catalys system due to
the physicians' preference for its results.
"Obviously, if we're going to spend more
money for technology to do the same thing,"
he says, "we want it to do the same thing better." It's a rare center that owns 2 different
laser systems, but the physicians predominantly use the Catalys.
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