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Wavelight Allegretto Vs. Nidek for Lasik?
asked 5 months ago by Melodiee
Latest answer by Emil Chynn, MD
Question viewed 137 times
Tags: effectiveness, options
I have the option of a good doctor (25,000 patients) using Wavelight Allegretto or another doctor with much more overall experience (45,000 patients) using the Nidek. Is it possible that the doctor using the Nidek can achieve an equal or better result than the one using the Wavelight Allegretto?
2 answers to Wavelight Allegretto Vs. Nidek for Lasik?
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Which laser to use
I've used and been certified on both these platforms. neither one of them offers a true Custom WaveFront treatment. the Nidek can do custom in Japan, but their more advanced laser never got FDA approval in the US, because they're selling so few lasers here it wasn't worth doing the FDA trial in the US, as that costs over $1 million. the market share of Nidek for LASIK in the US, by the way, is about 1%. meaning 99% of the procedures in the US are done on a different...
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Wavelight Allegretto vs Nidek for LASIK
The overall number of patients that a surgeon has treated is not always a good measure of a doctor's skill level. There are surgeons who have treated more than 30,000 eyes who have a reputation in the LASIK industry as poor surgeons. LASIK eye surgery is a very successful surgery with high rates of success so even the worst surgeons generally have good results and have many happy patients (although they have more unhappy patients than the...
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