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Main Line Eye Specialists introduces the Alcon Infiniti Vision System

Wayne, Pennsylvania - July 7, 2005

The surgeons at Main Line Eye Specialists are pleased to announce the arrival of the Alcon Infiniti Vision System to the Wills Eye Surgical Center at Plymouth Meeting.  The Alcon Infiniti System offers the newest technology in cataract removal.  It offers increasing surgical control of lens removal which potentially could reduce the risk of complications.  More on the Alcon Infiniti Vision System.

FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof® ReSTOR® Intraocular Lens 

FORT WORTH, Texas – March 23, 2005

Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ACL), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of its AcrySof® ReSTOR® intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. This innovative lens uses a revolutionary apodized diffractive technology to give patients a full range of quality vision (near, intermediate and distance) that greatly increases their independence from glasses after surgery.   See full story.

Cosmetic treatment provides migraine relief

Migraine sufferers are getting relief from a new treatment - Botox injections. Plastic surgeons have been using injections of the muscle relaxant Botox to smooth wrinkled brows for several years, but recent clinical studies have shown that Botox can also significantly reduce migraine frequency, migraine severity, acute medication usage, and associated vomiting.
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Star Wars technology could offer new hope...

More than a million people will have laser vision correction this year. Most of those will be very happy with their outcome, many able to see without glasses or contacts for the first time in years. A small minority will have ongoing frustration due to halos and glare, reduced contrast sensitivity or problems with night vision. A new laser system called Wavefront…
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