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Chinese Regulators Approve Zeiss’ VisuMax 800 with SMILE Pro Software
Author: Jennie Crabbe
Germany’s Carl Zeiss Meditec announced Feb. 26 that the National Medical Products Administration in China had approved its updated VisuMax 800 femtosecond refractive laser and related SMILE Pro software for surgically treating nearsightedness with or without astigmatism.
The next-generation system is designed to perform lenticule extraction, which Zeiss refers to as SMILE with its system.
Zeiss noted that more than 10 million eyes have been treated with SMILE and SMILE Pro worldwide, driven by strong adoption in Asia, Europe, and the US.
The updated VisuMax system has a faster laser pulse repetition rate of 2 MHz, enabling creation of a lenticule in less than 10 seconds.
The device has a smaller footprint and is compatible with a variety of patient beds.
Workflow enhancements include the CentraLign centration aid; the OcuLign adjustment to help counter cyclotorsion; and Visulyze user nomograms to help surgeons collect and analyze patient data.
