Dr. William Boothe Discusses New Crystaline Femto Las

Swiss engineers have recently designed and presented the most advanced FEMTO LDV CrystalLine femtosecond laser system in the world. The new technology has set a new standard in the laser vision correction surgery.

The FDA-approved Ziemer FEMTO LDV is 10 to 100 times faster than any other femtosecond laser on the refractive market. The faster laser system makes it possible for surgeon to create much smoother, more regular corneal flaps utilizing lower energy. Dr. Boothe says this laser seems to almost eliminate the risk of complications when surgeon pulls the flap back. It takes only few seconds to make the flap. The CrystalLine femtosecond laser generates nearly 400 million very small, closely-spaced gas bubbles (500 times more than other femto lasers) at a predefined depth in the corneal tissue. This makes it possible for a surgeon to make corneal flaps of accurate thickness and dimensions. Since the produced gas bubbles inside the cornea are very tiny, they vanish right after the flap is detached, creating almost glossy surface under the separated corneal tissue.

The CrystalLine femtosecond laser has also made the Lasik procedure safer and more effective than other lasers. It became possible thanks to the use of much lower pulse energy for the cavitation bubbles creation. The light intensity of the lasers that utilize higher pulse energy is higher, so this can lead to inflammatory reactions in the eye. Patients who underwent Lasik with Ziemer FEMTO LDV system have not reported any pain or side effects.

The latest CrystalLine laser is among the most portable femtolaser systems available today. It can be easily utilized in combination with excimer lasers in a small operating room.

According to Dr. William Boothe, in addition to being employed for Lasik procedure, Ziemer FEMTO LDV system can also be used for the creation of intracorneal pockets for corneal inlays and intracorneal channels for the placement of corneal ring segments used in the treatment nearsightedness and keratoconus.

Dr. William Boothe asserts, based on the information that Ziemer released so far, that with the CrystalLine laser, patients will experience no pain and can expect better visual outcomes and more rapid recovery than with other femtosecond laser systems.

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