LASER SURGERY
Thinking About Laser Cataract Surgery?
Although fewer than 30% percent of centers that host cataract surgery currently offer laser cataract surgery, more will soon. Half of our survey respondents say they expect laser cataract surgery to "grow somewhat" or "grow significantly," and several leaders of hospitals and ASCs said they'd be adding laser surgery this
year.
If the newbies follow the current trends, 60% will buy the lasers outright or lease on a "per click" basis from the original equipment manufacturer, and 40% will outsource them from a mobile cataract surgery service.
Which laser do facilities use? Right now the overwhelming market leader is the Alcon LenSx. Two-thirds of facilities that own a laser own this brand, and that actually understates the market dominance, because virtually all outsourced lasers are Alcon. However, Alcon may face more market challenges soon; medical giant Abbott Medical Optics recently acquired and is now marketing the Catalys laser, and Bausch & Lomb is about to enter the market with its Technolas Victus laser. Also on the market is the LensAR laser, accounting for about one-fifth of all facility-owned lasers.
— Outpatient Surgery Editors
CROWDED MARKET Market-leader Alcon may soon face challengers.
