FDA approves the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE
April 2003Recent studies reveal that the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE excimer laser used by Adelaide Eye & Laser Centre is one of the safest and most effective excimer laser systems ever approved by the FDA.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), widely considered the worlds premier benchmarking organization with regards to medical devices, has recently approved the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE Excimer Laser System following outstanding results achieved during FDA clinical studies. The studies found the safety and effectiveness outcomes of the excimer laser system currently employed by Adelaide Eye & Laser Centre and in some 30 other countries worldwide, to be outstanding. FDA patient satisfaction surveys completed 3 months after treatment with the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE reveal, “Patient reports of glare from bright lights, light sensitivity, night driving glare and visual fluctuations all improved after LASIK”.
To read more about the FDA approval of the WaveLight ALLEGRETTO WAVE go to http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mda/docs/p030008.html and download the Approval Order and for more information about the clinical study download the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness report.
