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Beyond The Light.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Since 1996, 6 million people worldwide have had Lasik surgery to repair their vision. It's an impressive number for a procedure that involves peeling back a layer of the eye to allow a laser to reshape the surface of the cornea. But it's only a small fraction of the 80 million people who wear contacts. Many patients don't want elective surgery on their eyes or can't afford the $1,000-plus-per-eye procedure, which most insurance doesn't cover.
Alternatives are on the way. CRT, or corneal reshaping, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in June. There's no surgery; doctors use computers to map the surface of the eye, then make lenses that patients wear while they sleep. The lenses reshape the epithelium, the surface of the cornea, redistributing cells from the center to the periphery to compensate for refractive errors and ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire September 18, 2006 700+ words
...Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMSI) today announced that it will not increase the price offered under the Vision Systems Limited (ASX:VSL) Scheme of Arrangement and will immediately commence to file patent litigation against Vision in US...
- SeaView Teams Up With SIA Truck Bodies, Inc. To Distribute PowerLine Vision...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 16, 2003 700+ words
...in the Southeastern United States, will distribute SeaView's PowerLine Vision Systems (PLVS)(TM) technology...SeaView's PowerLine Vision Systems(TM) technology...for our PowerLine Vision Systems to expand to other...throughout the southeastern United ...
- Shareholder in Elbit Vision Systems (EVS) Files an Objection to the Application...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 9, 2003 700+ words
...shareholder in Elbit Vision Systems Ltd, which is traded on NASDAQ in the United States , has filed an objection...initiated by Elbit Vision Systems (Civil Application...the founders of Elbit Vision Systems, when it was established...
- Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. Accused of Defrauding Investors in Shareholder...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 13, 2001 700+ words
...action charging Robotic Vision Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ROBV...May 23, 2001 in the United States District Court for...Sheehan v. Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., Civil Action...who bought Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. ("Robotic...
- Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 26, 2001 700+ words
...LLP announced today that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of purchasers of Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROBV) ("RoboticVision" or the "Company...
- Wechsler Harwood Files Securities Class Action Against Robotic Vision Systems,...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 14, 2001 700+ words
...lawsuit against Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. and its top...is pending in the United States District Court for...commons stock of Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. ("Robotic...Class Period, Robotic Vision Systems reported materially...
- General Scanning Fails in Attempt to Dismiss Robotic Vision Systems' Fraud Suit.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 12, 1997 700+ words
...Expected to Be Heard by New York Jury in Early 1998 Robotic Vision Systems Inc. (RVSI) (Nasdaq National Market-ROBV) today announced that the Hon. John Gleeson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, had...
- Ventana Medical Systems to Acquire Vision Systems Limited for US$346 Million...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 14, 2006 700+ words
...pathology environment. Vision Systems' revenues from continuing...Melbourne, Australia, Vision Systems has operations in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom...development engine of Vision Systems, is also a provider...
- Cytyc Lodges Bidder's Statement for All Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Vision...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 17, 2006 700+ words
...represents superior value to Vision Systems shareholders and the...by Ventana against Vision Systems. We are completely...cancer screening in the United States. The ThinPrep System...Corporation. ABOUT VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED Vision Systems...
- Cytyc Announces Intention to Increase Tender Offer Price for Vision Systems...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 29, 2006 700+ words
...the only offer for Vision Systems that provides certainty...our offer. We urge Vision Systems' shareholders to take...cancer screening in the United States. The ThinPrep System...Corporation. ABOUT VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED Vision Systems...
Source: HighBeam Research, Beyond The Light.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)