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The Quantel Vitra Multispot laser is a 532nm photocoagulation laser for Haag Streit-type slit lamps that combines advanced pattern-scanning technology with a solid-state green laser in 1 platform. The laser is administered in pulse durations of 10 to 20 microseconds to multiple spots over various patterns, including squares, lines, circles (partial and complete) and triple arcs. This results in shorter treatment times with less collateral damage than with conventional lasers.
As for combination lasers, brand new to the market (for sale as of July) is Ellex's Tango SLT/YAG Combination System, which features a dual-mode laser cavity and combines a fullfeatured selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) laser with a precise, powerful Nd:YAG laser for performing iridotomy — which can help surgeons better manage POAG and PACG. The physician can switch between SLT and YAG modes at the touch of a button. Ellex reps say Tango's 3-hertz firing rate is the world's fastest, and that the device will deliver 400,000 shots.
Over in the laser cataract arena, upgrades were the name of the game. Alcon has expanded its LenSx femtosecond laser platform with the addition of the SoftFit Patient Interface, a single-piece interface designed to work with the curve of the cornea to conform
