Toward Spectacle-Free Cataract Surgery
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
After a lull, or at least a single-minded focus on femtosecond lasers for a time, refractive surgery has gotten exciting again: the drive to spectacle-free outcomes for cataract patients (who have aged-out of their eligibility for other refractive procedures) is calling for solutions that offer precision and accuracy at every stage of treatment. Start-ups coming up with the solutions will be serving some gigantic markets.
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