neath it, reducing patient handling requirements for staff and lowering
the machine's OR footprint. That's especially helpful in his smaller
facility. She jokes he'd have to "knock down a wall" for some other
systems. "It's small and compact and has great OCT. And it's got the
iris registration with cyclotorsion," says Dr. Stephenson. "It's made
femto for me not only slicker, but also safer."
The staff at Northwest Michigan Surgery Center appreciate laser
system features that make surgery safer and tailored to the patient.
One such feature is its docking system, or how its laser comes in con-
tact with the corneal surface of the patient's eye. The system features
a liquid optics interface that gently connects the laser and the eye,
using a suction cup filled with a saline solution, says Ms. Wyers. This
reduces the risk of high eye pressure that's sometimes seen in laser
cataract surgery, dis-
tortion of the shape
of the eye during
treatment and patient
discomfort.
Once docked, the
system uses an OCT
imaging technology to
visualize the patient's
eye. It then creates a
map of anatomical
landmarks, which
helps the surgeon cre-
ate a custom treat-
ment plan. Once the
surgeon confirms the
plan, the femtosecond
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