…laser and all the people and supplies that come with it from a mobile cataract services company. A year ago this month Dr. Patterson performed the first mobile femto cataract case in the nation. And now, a year later, without pushing it on patients but by simply letting them know…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2014/03/05/136/the_easy_way_to_add_laser_cataracts/
Publish date: JAN 01, 2014, CLICK HERE to view the article on Ophthalmology Times’ Modern Medicine By: Rose Schneider Bloomington, MN—Sightpath Medical has announced that it will offer Alcon Laboratory’s Centurion Vision System as an option in their cataract surgery suite of equipment and services. Transported via Sightpath Medical’s air-ride…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2014/01/09/133/sightpath_medical_to_offer_alcons_centurion/
…laser was in its infancy with only a handful of surgeons investigating its uses beyond refractive surgery. Today, nary an anterior segment surgeon is unaware of the device’s potential in both corneal and cataract surgery. When it comes to the femtosecond laser for refractive cataract surgery, “we wanted to get…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/12/20/132/will_2014_be_the_year_of_the_laser/
…– is now used by more than 100 facilities in 30 states, according to a company news release. This milestone comes less than one year after Sightpath Medical launched MoFe to the industry. Sightpath Medical is the only provider of a manufacturer-approved mobile solution for laser-assisted cataract surgery, and MoFe…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/12/03/129/one_hundred_facilities_in_30_states_now_using_sightpath_medicals_mobilized_femtosecond_service_suite_for_cataract_surgery/
…company launched MoFe less than one year ago and is the only provider of a manufacturer-approved mobile solution for laser-assisted cataract surgery. MoFe is offered on a per-procedure basis and the suite incorporates everything a surgeon needs for a successful case day, including the femtosecond laser, manufacturer-certified technicians, surgical supplies,…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/11/20/128/sightpath_medical_announces_milestone_for_mobilized_femtosecond_service_suite_for_cataract_surgery/
Satisfied customers are our best ambassadors, and today we are pleasantly surprised to have found that at ACOS, Dr Mark Kontos, a Sightpath MoFe (mobile femtosecond cataract technology) customer, gave a presentation on implementing the technology in his practice. CLICK HERE to check out a video interview where he discusses…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/08/06/126/mobile_femtosecond_laser_platforms_offer_surgeons_interested_in_the_technology_for_cataract_surgery_both_financial_and_strategic_flexibility/
…offer, according to some. Stephen A. Schuster, MD, El Paso, Texas, leases his refractive laser on a roll-on, roll-off basis from a third-party outsourcing company. The company brings it to his office, sets it up and charges on a per-case basis. “Not only can the engineer, who is included with…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/06/27/125/lease_equals_service/
…longer barriers for surgeons to access this new market of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery,” said Jim Tiffany, president and CEO of Sightpath. The company has long provided high-technology devices for ophthalmology and uses a patented air-ride and climatecontrolled system to transport its equipment. According to the company, its current fleet…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/05/01/123/is_laser_cataract_surgery_financially_reasonable_for_your_practice/
…exist — but they emphasize the “yet.” Bob Lamont, CEO of The Eye Center of Central PA in Pennsylvania, is convinced they will come. When patient vision counselors at the practice explain FS to patients, they compare the incisions FS creates to the perfect circle a laser printer creates versus…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/05/01/122/making_the_case_for_femto/
The following article appeared in the April issue of Ophthalmology Management: Warming up to Femto FROM THE CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR Larry E. Patterson, MD Many moons back, I wrote about how the femtosecond laser in cataract surgery looked interesting, but took too much time, had too many complications and was…
https://www.sightpathmedical.com/news__events/news/2013/04/26/121/warming_up_to_femto/
A research team composed of scientists from the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the United States found that – compared to manual clear corneal incisions (CCI) – femtosecond laser-constructed incisions achieve better wound sealability, a quality that may reduce the risk of surgical complications.
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