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impressions," says Dr. Rivera. "People who'd only experienced that
might walk away thinking femtosecond lasers aren't ready. If a surgeon does not feel that it's here to stay, they need to take another
look. Maybe they haven't seen the latest technology."
In fact, a software upgrade to the LenSx at Hoopes Vision has
smoothed out some of the kinks that Dr. Rivera and his colleagues
found less than ideal, he notes, improving its operation to the point
that they're planning a controlled study of LenSx versus Catalys
outcomes in the near future.
Laser technology in cataract surgery, he says, "makes a good surgeon great, and a great surgeon superior." OSM
E-mail db ernard@outpatientsurg ery.net.
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