Wilmarth Eye and Laser Center Adds WaveLight EX500 Excimer Laser to Greater Sacramento Office

    ROSEVILLE, CA, December 15, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The WaveLight EX500 has been billed as the fastest excimer laser available in the United States. Wilmarth Eye and Laser Center announced Friday that it has adopted this advanced technology to improve the outcome of LASIK and other laser vision correction procedures for patients throughout Northern California.

Manufactured by Alcon, the WaveLight EX500 Excimer Laser is designed to enhance the accuracy, efficiency and customizability for patients undergoing a range of refractive surgeries.

"A sign of a top laser surgeon is embracing and implementing state-of-the-art technology," said Dr. Stephen Wilmarth, founder and principal eye surgeon at Wilmarth Eye and Laser Center. "I've been performing LASIK since it was approved by the FDA 20 years ago, and I'm truly excited to take the latest step with this new excimer technology."

Treating almost one diopter per second, the WaveLight EX500 achieves unprecedented speed without sacrificing precision or safety. Patients can receive treatment comfortably, with reduced risk of the cornea flap shrinking, the stroma becoming dry or the beam being oversensitive to patient movements also improving the potential for successful vision correction.

Vision correction needs vary from patient to patient, Dr. Wilmarth said, which is "another reason why the flexibility of the WaveLight EX500 Excimer Laser will prove an asset to patients."

The laser system is compatible with wavefront technology that creates three-dimensional mapping of the eye, allowing for a high degree of customization.

"As LASIK technology has gotten better, patients have expected greater comfort, faster treatment times and superior results," Dr. Wilmarth said. "Meeting these expectations is an exciting challenge, and tools like the WaveLight EX500 make it possible."

About Wilmarth Eye and Laser Center:

For more than 30 years, Stephen Wilmarth, MD, has been at the cutting edge of ophthalmology and eye surgery. He is a leading Northern California provider of LASIK , refractive lens exchange, cataract surgery and other vision correction services for patients in Greater Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and Folsom. For more information, visit www.wilmartheye.com.

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