EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery is Now a Reality with Alcon's LenSx® Laser. Cataract Surgery Will Change in a Femtosecond. With Alcon's LenSx® Laser, the Possibilities Have Just Begun. Delivering the precision of a femtosecond laser to Refractive Cataract Surgery, the LenSx® Laser is designed to reproducibly perform many of the most challenging aspects of traditional cataract surgery. Creating highly reproducible capsulotomy, lens fragmentation and all corneal incisions including arcuate incisions with image-guided surgeon control, Alcon's LenSx® Laser is Putting the Future in Motion. CAUTION: United States Federal Law restricts this device to sale and use by or on the order of a physician or licensed eye care practitioner. United States Federal Law restricts the use of this device to practitioners who have been trained in the operation of this device. Please see adjacent page for brief summary information. The LenSx® Laser is indicated for use in patients undergoing cataract surgery for removal of the crystalline lens. Intended uses in cataract surgery include anterior capsulotomy, phacofragmentation, and the creation of single plane and multiplane arc cuts/incisions in the cornea, each of which may be performed either individually or consecutively during the same procedure. For Important Safety Information and Full Directions for Use, please reference the LenSx® Laser Directions for Use. To learn more about LenSx® Laser technology for Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery, visit lensxlasers.com. © 2011 Novartis 9/11 LSX11503JAD