IRIDEX to Introduce Three New IRIS Medical Products at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1999-- New Products Will Provide Greater Clinical Versatility for Ophthalmologists IRIDEX Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS:IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. ) announced it will display three new products at the 1999 annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is a medical association of ophthalmologists–medical doctors (MDs) specializing in eye care and surgery). The group is based in San Francisco, California. (AAO AAO American Association of Orthodontists; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Otolaryngology; American Academy of Osteopathy. AAO ) taking place in Orlando, Florida on October 24-27, 1999: the IRIS Medical Tri-Mode(TM) OcuLight(R) SLx, a new family of TruFocus(TM) Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscopes (LIO), and the EasyFit(TM) Conversion Kit to upgrade outdated argon argon (är`gŏn) [Gr.,=inert], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ar; at. no. 18; at. wt. 39.948; m.p. −189.2°C;; b.p. −185.7°C;; density 1.784 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. laser photocoagulators. Theodore A. Boutacoff, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of IRIDEX, commented, "These new products are an example of our continued focus to satisfy customers' needs through technologically advanced products that offer greater clinical versatility and convenience. With these new AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , we are looking forward to an exciting AAO.election of retinal diseases as well as glaucoma. The new Tri-Mode(TM) feature gives the ophthalmic surgeon M), and LongPulse(TM) to maximize clinical versadical's OcuLight infrared or green photocoagulatIO is already recognized as a standard-of-care he treatment area, a longer depth of focus for ease of use, brighter white light illumination for better visths may be needed to pass around and through an opacity Refers to being "opaque," which means to prevent light from shining through. For example, in an image editing program, the opacity level for some function might range from completely transparent (0) to completely opaque (100). . The new EasyFit Conversion Kit was developed t cost of acquisition is reduced since parts of ll upgrade argon photocoagulator systems which dominantly through a direct sales force and internationally through 65 independent distributors into 74 countries. The Company manufactures and sells IRIS Medical products to the ophthalmic market, IRIDERM products to the dermatological market, and Light Solutions products to the reseities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securi fluctuating quarter to quarter operating results. Other risks and uncertainties include, but are not limitenmental regulation, product liability risks, volto these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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