Arizona Eye Laser Centers Announces Approval for Farsightdness Laser Procedures.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998--The Arizona Eye Laser Centers announced today that hyperopia hyperopia (hī'pərō`pēə): see farsightedness. , or farsightedness, can now be corrected at the Phoenix or Tucson center using the VISX STAR(TM) Excimer Laser System. The FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. recently approved the use of VISX laser systems for treatment of between +1 D and +6 D of hyperopia with up to 1 D of astigmatism astigmatism (əstĭg`mətĭz'əm), type of faulty vision caused by a nonuniform curvature in the refractive surfaces—usually the cornea, less frequently the lens—of the eye. . VISX is now the first and only laser manufacturer in the United States to receive approval to treat hyperopia. The Arizona Eye Laser Center has been using the VISX STAR at the Phoenix facility to correct myopia myopia: see nearsightedness. , or nearsightedness nearsightedness or myopia, defect of vision in which far objects appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly. Because the eyeball is too long or the refractive power of the eye's lens is too strong, the image is focused in front of the , and can begin correcting hyperopia immediately. "We are excited to be one of the first centers to offer our farsighted far·sight·ed or far-sight·ed adj. 1. Able to see distant objects better than objects at close range; hyperopic. 2. Capable of seeing to a great distance. patients the option of having their vision enhanced through refractive surgery," stated Lanny B. Hale, M.D., Medical Director of the Arizona Eye Laser Center. "We have waited for years for a good procedure for farsightedness and the Arizona Eye Laser Center is now able to offer patients the opportunity to see clearly." According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 22 percent of Americans suffer from hyperopia. To be treated for hyperopia, patients must be at least 21 years old and have a stable refraction refraction, in physics, deflection of a wave on passing obliquely from one transparent medium into a second medium in which its speed is different, as the passage of a light ray from air into glass. . Patients should consult their eye care physician to find out if they can benefit from laser vision correction. The Arizona Eye Laser Centers has an additional four board certified ophthalmologists that practice laser vision correction at the center: Daniel B. Feller, M.D., Lorin M. Swagel, M.D., James C. Wootton, M.D., and Wendy Wootton, M.D. There are interest free financing plans available to make laser vision correction affordable as well as desirable when glasses or contact lenses are interfering with a person's lifestyle or occupation. Visitors are welcome to call for an available date to view an actual surgical procedure, participate in a complimentary vision screening to test candidacy for laser vision correction and/ or to attend an educational seminar. Please call 602/265-9435 or 1-888-4LASER4. The Arizona Eye Laser Centers is located at 5727 North 7th Street, just south of Bethany Home Road and 1 mile off the Squaw Peak Parkway in Central Phoenix. The Arizona Eye Laser Centers in Phoenix is a Vision Twenty-One managed refractive surgery facility. Vision Twenty-One is an eye care practice management company located in Largo, Florida. Vision Twenty-One is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol, "EYES." |
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