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New Treatment Offers Hope in Macular Degeneration
Eye Innovations
 Wavelight Allegretto Laser |
» Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography — Physicians at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami are using this new, non-invasive imaging technology to diagnose early stages of macular degeneration, glaucoma and other eye diseases. The equipment uses reflected laser light to allow physicians to study an eye’s anatomy and topography.
» Lasik Advancements — Lasik surgery has two parts. The first creates a flap to gain access to the cornea, and the second reshapes the cornea to achieve better vision. Dr. Cory Lessner, an ophthalmologist at Millennium Laser Eye Centers in Sunrise, touts the newest IntraLase Laser’s speed and accuracy in creating the flap. “Not only does it make a more precise, thinner flap, we believe it also spares more of the sensation to the cornea and helps with dry eye issues,” he says. Lessner also says the new Wavelight Allegretto Laser makes shaping the cornea easier and safer.
In the News
 Florida's State Capitol, Tallahassee [Photo: Name of photog] |
» Ophthalmology professor Eduardo C. Alfonso has been named interim chairman of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami. He replaces Carmen A. Puliafito, who left last year to take over as dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
