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More than 1 million LASIK procedures per year are being performed in the U.S. and an even greater number internationally. Vast improvements in LASIK have been realized since the first LASIK was performed in the U.S. in 1991. Today, whether you are nearsighted or farsighted, have astigmatism or reading difficulty, you can recieve your vision correction with the laser many consider the best laser in the world, the German-made WaveLight Allegretto Wave excimer laser. The FDA approved the WaveLight Allegretto Wave after extensive clinical trials that involved the Arrowsmith Eye Institute and surgeon Peter N. Arrowsmith, MD., one of eleven surgeons in the U.S. The Allegretto received approval for the largest range of vision correction ever permitted in the U.S. after it demonstrated the best visual results of any FDA-approved laser in the U.S.
About the WaveLight Allegretto Laser
The Allegretto Wave laser is a next-generation, computer-controlled laser system that incorporates the latest technology for LASIK vision correction procedures. The Allegretto laser incorporates a
1-millimeter scanning laser beam which produces the fastest vision correction available. The Allegretto's "perfect pulse technology" is able to apply each precise 1-mm laser beam at the rate of 200 pulses per second. This rapid treatment is exceeded only by the Allegretto's pupil tracking system which checks the position or the pupil 250 times per second. This means that the Allegretto adjusts precisely for any eye movement during the LASIK procedure so that the patient does not need to worry about causing any problems due to eye movement while the laser is working. This helps to ensure that the desired refractive correction is achieved with the greatest possible precision. Most Allegretto LASIK procedures take less than 30 seconds to complete.
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