VisiJet dba Advanced Refractive Technologies to Display and Sponsor Symposium on the EpiLift System at the 2005 ASCRS/ASOA Symposium and Congress in Washington DC.IRVINE, Calif. -- VisiJet Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :VJET) dba Advanced Refractive refractive capacity to refract light. refractive error a difference between the focal length of the cornea and lens, and the length of the eye, resulting in myopia or hyperopia. Technologies (ART) will exhibit its main product and sponsor a symposium on the EpiLift System, for corrective eye surgery at the 2005 Symposium for Cataract, IOL IOL Intraocular lens, see there and Refractive Surgery being sponsored by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS ASCRS American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ASCRS American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons ) and the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA ASOA American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators ASOA American State Offices Association ASOA Azerbaijan State Oil Academy ASOA Avon Schools Orienteering Association ASOA Anchorage Sports Officials Association (Alaska) ) on April 15-20 at the Washington Convention Center The Washington Convention Center has been the name of two convention centers in Washington, D.C. The old Washington Convention Center was located at 909 H Street NW and was in use from 1983 until 2004. . The ART booth (# 2819) will feature two wet labs for trial demonstrations. Advanced Refractive Technologies will also sponsor the "Advanced Surface Ablation Through Precision Separation" symposium on Sunday, April 17th, 2005 from 6 to 8 PM at the Renaissance Washington Hotel. Moderating the symposium will be Dr. Terrence P. O'Brien, Professor of Ophthalmology and Director (Refractive Eye Surgery Refractive eye surgery A general term for surgical procedures that can improve or correct refractive errors by permanently changing the shape of the cornea. Mentioned in: Myopia ) at the Wilmer Eye Institute at John Hopkins University School of Medicine. Panelists include Dr. Tom Claringbold from MidMichigan Physicans Group; Dr. Ron Krueger, Director of Refractive Surgery, Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic; Dr. Douglas Koch, Professor at the Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine is a private medical school located in Houston, Texas, USA on the grounds of the Texas Medical Center. It has been consistently rated the top medical school in Texas and among the best in the United States. . Two other invited panelist include Dr. Dimitri Azar, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary and Dr. Scott Barnes, Womack Army Hospital at Fort. Bragg. NC. The Symposium and Congress will also include seminars on the ophthalmic industry's most important educational programs, and will feature the latest techniques and innovations, hands-on skills training and extensive practice management and clinical & surgical staff programs in refractive surgery. 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. approved EpiLift System, which will be the topic of seven presentations is the cornerstone of Epi-LASIK, a newer safer method of the popular LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. LA·SIK n. Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia. corrective vision surgery. The EpiLift system will also be included as a subject in three roundtable discussions by several of ART's investigators. For more information about attending the ART symposium, go to www.visijet.com/ascrsmeeting.html or call 940-450-1660 ext 21. About Visjet Inc. dba Advanced Refractive Technologies (ART) VisiJet, Inc. dba Advanced Refractive Technologies (ART) is a medical device company based in Irvine, California focused on the development and marketing of innovative ophthalmic applications. The company recently received FDA approval for its EpiLift system, a next-generation, ophthalmic surgical device designed for separating corneal tissue. The EpiLift system is the cornerstone of a new improvement in Lasik surgery called Epi-LASIK. The EpiLift systems improve upon existing technologies with unique separating methods that can eliminate many postoperative problems. The EpiLift system is manufactured in Germany by Gebauer Medizintechnik GmbH. In addition to the EpiLift system, VisiJet is developing HydroKeratome(R) and Pulsatome(R), which utilize the company's proprietary and patented waterjet technology. These products result in faster, safer and more efficacious procedures in two of the largest surgical markets in the world: refractive and cataract surgeries. HydroKeratome(R) uses the waterjet technology, employing a high-pressure micro beam of water with the diameter of a human hair to cut the corneal flap as required in LASIK surgery. The Pulsatome(R) cataract emulsifier emulsifier /emul·si·fi·er/ (e-mul´si-fi?er) an agent used to produce an emulsion. e·mul·si·fi·er n. An agent used to make an emulsion of a fixed oil. , currently under development, is a device that uses pulsed waterjet technology to remove cataracts - the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the world. This release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events could differ materially from those projected herein and depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, changing market conditions, successful and timely completion of clinical studies, uncertainties related to the regulatory approval process, establishment of corporate alliances and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's quarterly, annual and other regular filings. |
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