Medical hopes for 2013: Laser surgery for cataracts

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FDA approved -- this technology.

That hopefully can treat cataracts properly doctor Siegel and I got a -- Iraqis to go -- But just as to what's in the type of technique called for -- second laser that's one quite really -- that's what.

-- second a quick easy for the people out there it's what we used relations already.

The procedure -- -- uses this technology it's -- Burst of light.

Like a laser for a very short amount of time one quadrillion for the second.

Now cataracts are done one point five million of them are done a year and is Dave and I were talking before the show you know that's a lot and I'm not sure everyone that gets a cataract operation.

Actually needs one but you know something.

I also caught preventive medicine because if you're eighty years old and you can't see you might fall and break -- -- -- I do a cataract operation on you.

You might actually be able to see and not fall so it's it's got a lot of -- in Madison cataract operations now the standard procedures we're using now take about fifteen minutes.

They involve a scalpel they involve an ultrasound probe involving needle -- ultrasound you gotta get the winds out of there you got to get the clouded -- out of the -- The new procedure that we're talking about.

Uses this laser to open up the -- to get the anterior capsule of the -- out.

To cut -- the cataract into pieces and then you remove it -- ultrasound.

They may be less side effects with this it may be something you can do quicker in about five minutes but one point -- wanna make is.

The sentiments on the most of these has only done a 150 cases David has done 4000 robotic trust -- -- I'm a little concerned until we get to the point.

We're surgeon has enough experience to say this is a better technique.

You know will be covered by insurance and is it something that should really -- Well that's so what are the risk involve and are there any limitations.

As to -- can use this procedure well it's a very important question because you know there are a lot of people that actually take -- became course and they take these laser courses and come back on Monday.

And they start doing these so we win as a patient you want to always talk to your doctor a final how many cases they have done what -- of -- complications of that.

One of their results and that's really important but a lot of people may or may not understand the real problem with -- and I think tethering is a matter of aging as we get older.

Did -- which is mainly water and proteins it gets you where it wears off and the poked his stick together.

And making changes your your vision bid comes cloudy almost like you're looking through a stain glass the purpose of this laser eye surgery.

Is to really that make -- nice caught.

It's it's all really precise.

You can see the depth of the problem.

Take that all blends out and put in new lives in which is a beautiful thing and it really improves division.

For these.

Patients it's and military surgery takes less than an hour.

It's not very expensive and a lot there's interest company may cover it.

So talk productive most importantly find out what is the experience of that certain amazing technology -- And speaking at tech.

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