Orlando-based LENSAR, Inc., a global leader in next generation femtosecond laser technology for refractive cataract surgery, said its Sharp Sight Centres now offer the LENSAR® Laser System to its cataract patients in Delhi, representing the company’s continued commitment to the international growth of its femtosecond laser cataract platform.
“We look forward to working with Dr. Kamal Kapur and his team at Sharp Sight Centres in Delhi to offer the precision and performance of the LENSAR Laser System to their refractive cataract patients,” announced Nicholas T. Curtis, LENSAR’s Chief Executive Officer. “I am very confident that the LENSAR Laser System’s advanced technology will support Dr. Kapur and his team’s ability to improve the quality of life for individuals with even the most dense cataracts, of which there is a high incidence in India.”
The LENSAR Laser System is the only femtosecond cataract laser on the market today developed specifically for refractive cataract surgery. Featuring quick and easy patient docking, as well as superior imaging capabilities including LENSAR’s proprietary Augmented Reality™ 3-D reconstruction, this technology allows surgeons to develop individualized treatment plans for enhanced procedure efficiency and visual outcomes. With precision laser delivery and efficient lens fragmentation, the LENSAR Laser System can reduce, and potentially eliminate, the use of phaco energy.
“The concept of laser-assisted cataract surgery is a recent introduction and we are pleased to make it a reality for our patients in Delhi today,” said Dr. Kamal Kapur, M.B.B.S., M.S., co-founder and director of the Sharp Sight Group of Eye Hospitals. “At Sharp Sight we are constantly evaluating the important advances in cataract surgery as part of our commitment to provide the highest quality of care to our patients. With the new LENSAR Laser System, we are confident in the precision, safety and outcomes delivered with laser-assisted cataract surgery. The Sharp Sight Group of Eye Hospitals are committed to deliver the latest in available technology and best surgical skills.”
The foundation of Sharp Sight Centres was laid in 1998 to provide state of the art eye care facilities and a patient centric approach is the basic mantra for its success.
Meanwhile, the Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India (IIRSI) has awarded a Special Gold Medal to Nicholas T. Curtis, CEO of LENSAR, Inc.
The award was presented in Chennai at the IIRSI Conference by Dr. C. Vijaya Bhaskar, honorable Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare for the state of Tamilnadu, with the society’s Secretary General Dr. Amar Agarwal.
“I am incredibly honored by this recognition from the ophthalmology community of India,” said Mr. Curtis. “It is a privilege to partner with a renowned surgeon such as Dr. Agarwal in bringing innovative, best in class laser cataract technology to India. Working together, we can advance the standard of care, improve outcomes and the quality of life for cataract patients in India.”
Immediately following the award ceremony, Mr. Curtis and Dr. Agarwal introduced the suite of five new application technologies integrated into the LENSAR® Laser System with Streamline™ to the conference’s estimated 4,000 attending ophthalmologists from around the globe, as well the guest of honor Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali Azimjah, Prince of Arcot.
Dr. Agarwal, one of the world’s foremost authorities on cataract surgery, has selected the LENSAR Laser System for his Eye Hospital Network and will begin offering femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery at its Chennai location.
“We chose LENSAR because we believe it to be the most robust and versatile femtosecond cataract technology available for cataract procedures and the mobile, small footprint of the LENSAR Laser System makes it an optimal choice for our network,” said Dr. Agarwal. “We see many mature, hard cataracts in our hospitals which greatly informed our choice of a femtosecond laser platform to launch our laser-assisted cataract practice. LENSAR’s superior fragmentation capabilities and phaco energy reduction were important benefits over other platforms. We are also impressed with LENSAR’s advanced imaging technology allowing us to better visualize the eye, which will enable a more customized procedure for better outcomes.”
The LENSAR Laser System is the only femtosecond cataract laser on the market today developed specifically for refractive cataract surgery and features quick and easy patient docking, as well as superior imaging capabilities including LENSAR’s proprietary Augmented Reality™ 3-D reconstruction. This technology facilitates enhanced procedure outcomes by allowing the physician to develop individualized treatment plans including precise laser delivery and efficient lens fragmentation that can reduce, and potentially eliminate, the amount of energy delivered into the eye. As the first femtosecond laser cataract platform to enable automation of key surgical procedure planning and execution elements, the LENSAR Laser System with Streamline include:
• Wireless integration with Cassini
• Iris registration
• Astigmatism management with arcuate incision planning and steep axis corneal marking
• Automatic cataract density imaging
• Automatic customized fragmentation patterns
“Because of the type and number of cataract patients we see, the choice of a laser was very important. Femto cataract procedures have been available internationally and here in India for several years, but we waited for the technology to mature,” continued Dr. Agarwal. “We invested in the very best in precision, safety and versatility for our patients. With the LENSAR Laser System we are confident we have a robust instrument that can easily perform to our high standards to offer this new and innovative option in treating cataracts.”
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