Device
&
Manufacturer |
Approved
Range of Treatment |
Wavefront Guided Ablation |
FDA
Approval Link(s) |
Beam Size
|
Beam
Type |
Optical Zone
Not Including
Transition Zone |
Common
Off-label Ablation Zone |
Common
Off-label Usage |
Tracker |
Associated
Wavefront |
Pre-op
Dilation Required |
|
Allegretto
WaveLight
Laser
|
Lasik for
myopia up to 12.00D
with up to 6.00D
astigmatism;
hyperopia to 6.00D with astigmatism to 5.00D not to
exceed 6.00D
MSRE |
Yes
Wavefront optimized ablation, but only corneal curvature
customized to the individual patient.
|
10OCT2003
07OCT2003 |
0.95mm |
flying spot,
Gaussian |
4.5mm
to 8.0mm |
6.5mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 9.0mm |
PRK,
LASEK, Higher
myopia, higher
astigmatism based on
MSRE |
Active,
200Hz video based |
Not applicable |
No |
LADARVision
4000
CustomCornea
Alcon
|
Lasik for
myopia up to 8.00D
with up to 4.00D
astigmatism |
Yes
Customized ablation based on individual patient analysis.
|
29JUN2004
18OCT2002 |
0.8mm |
flying spot,
Gaussian |
6.5mm |
6.5mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 9.0mm |
PRK,
LASEK, Higher
myopia, higher
astigmatism based on
MSRE |
Active high fidelity laser radar tracker at 4,000
Hz |
Hartman-Shack technology LADARWave CustomCornea
Wavefront Aberrometer
|
Yes |
|
LADARVision
4000
Alcon
Summit Autonomous
Autonomous Technology
Summit
|
PRK and
Lasik for
myopia up to 10.00D;
hyperopia up to 6.00D; up to 6.00D
astigmatism or mixed astigmatism |
No |
22SEP2000
11JUL2000
09MAY2000
21OCT1999
02NOV1998
11MAR1998
25OCT1995 |
0.8mm |
flying spot,
Gaussian |
6.0mm spherical;5.5mm and 1mm blend astigmatism |
8.0mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 10mm |
|
Active high fidelity laser radar tracker at 4,000
Hz |
None |
Yes |
Technolas
217z
Zyoptix
Bausch
& Lomb
|
Lasik for
myopia to 7.00D
with
astigmatism to 3.00D |
Yes
Customized ablation based on individual patient analysis.
|
10OCT2003 |
2.0mm |
flying spot, truncated
Gaussian |
up to 15mm |
7.0mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 15.0mm |
PRK,
LASEK, Higher
myopia, higher
astigmatism based onMSRE |
Active and passive 120Hz closed loop |
Zywave Hartman-Shack wavefront aberrometer
and Orbscan IIz topographer. |
No |
|
Technolas
217a
Bausch
& Lomb
|
Lasik for
myopia to 11.00D
with
astigmatism to 3.00D;
hyperopia to 4.00D with astigmatism to 2.00D |
No |
25FEB2003
15MAY2002
23FEB2000 |
2.0mm |
flying spot, truncated
Gaussian |
up to 15mm |
7.0mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 15.0mm |
PRK,
LASEK, Higher
myopia, higher
astigmatism based onMSRE |
Active and passive 120Hz closed loop |
Zywave Hartman-Shack wavefront aberrometer
and Orbscan IIz topographer. |
No |
|
LaserScan
LSX
LaserSight
|
Lasik for
myopia to 6D,
with
astigmatism to 4.50D;
PRK for myopia to 6D, myopic astigmatism to 1D |
Not applicable, topography guided |
28SEP2001 |
0.8mm to 1.0mm |
flying spot, Super
Gaussian |
6mm |
7.0mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 9.0mm |
LASEK, Higher
myopia, higher
astigmatism based onMSRE |
Video based active and passive 50-60Hz closed loop |
Not applicable |
No |
|
EC
5000
NIDEK
|
Lasikfor
myopia up to -14D;
myopic
astigmatism up to -4D
Important Note: The
FDA has not approved the US version of this laser
for hyperopic correction. If you in the US and
|
No |
|
1mm x 7.5mm variable dependent on treatment zone |
scanning slit and spot broadbeam |
6.5mm |
6.5mm
optical zone,
transition zone to 7.5mm |
LASEK,
PTK, Higher
myopia, higher
astigmatism, International software to allow mixed astigmatism
and hyperopia correction |
None |
NIDEK OPD Scan wavefront |
No |
Star
S4
CustomVue
Visx
|
PRK, myopia to 12D, myopic astigmatism to
4D, hyperopia to 6D, hyperopic astigmatism to 5D
Lasik, myopia to 14D, myopic astig. to 5D, hyperopia to
5D, hyperopic astig. to 3D; limited mixed astig. |
Yes
Customized ablation based on individual patient analysis.
|
|
0.65mm to 6.5mm variable sized circle. 1.2mm spherical
for astig. |
seven beam array, variable spot |
.65mm to 6.5mm |
6.5mm optical blend to 8.0mm |
|
Active 3D at 60Hz |
VISX WaveScan |
No |
Star
S3
ActiveTrak
Visx
|
PRK, myopia to 12D, myopic astigmatism to
4D, hyperopia to 6D, hyperopic astigmatism to 5D
Lasik, myopia to 14D, myopic astig. to 5D, hyperopia to
5D, hyperopic astig. to 3D; limited mixed astig. |
No |
|
0.65mm to 6.5mm variable sized circle. 1.2mm spherical
for astig. |
seven beam array, variable spot |
.65mm to 6.5mm |
6.5mm optical blend to 8.0mm |
|
Active 3D at 60Hz |
Not applicable |
No |
Other Refractive
Surgery Related Devices |
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Company |
Device |
Pre-op
Dilation and Imaging Required |
|
Approvals |
Beam
Size |
Beam
Type |
Optical
Zone |
Tracker |
|
Maximum
Ablated Area (per pulse) |
Pre-op
Dilation and Imaging Required |
Topography
Assisted |
Wavefront
|
|
Sunrise
Technologies |
Hyperion LTK laser |
No |
|
hyperopia +0.75D to +2.5D |
613 nm at the cornea |
Holmium YAG at 2120nm |
concentric rings of 8 spots each at 6mm and 7mm |
Safety tracker stops treatment if cornea moves 0.6mm |
|
Not applicable |
No |
Can be imported into system |
No |
|
Refractec |
|
No |
hyperopia +0.75D to +2.5D |
613 nm at the cornea |
Holmium YAG at 2120nm |
concentric rings of 8 spots each at 6mm and 7mm |
Safety tracker stops treatment if cornea moves 0.6mm |
|
Not applicable |
No |
Can be imported into system |
No |
