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Careful with that Eyeball, Eugene – B&L’s new laser cataract technology

As we age, the lens of our eyes can become cloudy, a condition called cataract. By age 80, about fifty percent of Americans are treated as having cataracts and by age 95, that number gets a lot closer to 100%. Most of the time, surgery is not needed.

But when surgery is needed, Bausch and Lomb have developed a new femtosecond laser process for the most delicate part of the surgery, making recovery even easier. Because the surgery is laser accurate, precise shapes can be cut into the lens, ensuring that equally-accurate replacements can be applied.

Link to press release.

By Tommy Belknap

Owner, developer, editor of DragonFlyEye.Net, Tom Belknap is also a freelance journalist for The 585 lifestyle magazine. He lives in the Rochester area with his wife and son.