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WaveTec Prepares for a New Wave in Refractive Surgery

Refractive lens exchange is a mega opportunity in ophthalmology with the potential to serve the large patient populations with presbyopia and astigmatism. The category has been slow to take off, however, because current technology doesn't allow clinicians to meet, consistently and with confidence, the high expectations of new refractive surgery customers who are paying out of pocket for the benefit of great vision, at all distances. WaveTec has an enabling technology for a wide range of refractive surgeries to help clinicians and the many manufacturers of implantable intraocular lenses deliver on the promise of better vision.

By Mary Stuart

Ever since the baby boomers have been old enough to make purchasing decisions, they’ve been driving growth—and advances—in vision correction surgery, also known as refractive surgery. An active, affluent population focused on quality of life and accustomed to paying out of pocket for new technologies that make their lives easier—not just cell phones, laptop computers, and iPods, but also elective medical procedures—has helped to create a $2.5 billion per year industry in LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis). According to Market Scope, an ophthalmic industry research consultancy, in the US, 1

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