Premium Laser Cataract Surgery- Press Release
PREMIUM LASER CATARACT SURGERY
SOON A REALITY IN LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles based Advanced Vision Care to Be One of Only Fifteen Locations in the US to Offer the Breakthrough Technology
(September 16, 2011) – Los Angeles, CA – Effective Sept 27, 2011 Advanced Vision Care Surgeons will offer a revolutionary new form of Premium Cataract Surgery. Employing the LenSx Femtosecond laser for added precision in key parts of the cataract surgical procedure, the surgeons (Samuel Masket, M.D. and Nicole Fram, M.D.) anticipate the safest and most reliable outcomes for cataract surgery patients. Although present levels of surgery are a virtual miracle of modern medicine, the new premium laser assisted method promises even greater accuracy.
Dr. Masket was the first surgeon to adapt the femtosecond laser technology for the purpose of cataract surgery in experimental work as early as 2004. He and Dr. Fram published this work in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 2010. Now, use of this laser for patients has become a reality. Specialty Surgery Center in Beverly Hills (affiliated with Advanced Vision Care), where the surgery will be performed, is among the first 15 centers in the country to house the laser.
“ The femtosecond laser can perform several steps of the cataract operation in an automated and more predictable fashion than is currently practiced. It promises to achieve greater accuracy in optical outcomes and will be available as an option for selected cases,” stated Dr. Masket.
Dr. Fram concurred, “We’re thrilled to offer this new technology and procedure to patients, and look forward to making it available to other surgeons in the community through our surgery center. We truly pride ourselves in staying ahead of the curve in medical technology, and this new Premium Laser Cataract Surgery is very exciting technology.”
Advanced Vision Care will offer Premium Laser Cataract Surgery beginning September 27, 2011. Specialty Surgery Center in Beverly Hills will be the only location in the Los Angeles area, and one of only fifteen locations in the United States to offer this technology and procedure
ABOUT ADVANCED VISION CARE
Advanced Vision Care is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art, individually based, high quality, eye health care. Drs. Samuel Masket, Nicole Fram, and Kenneth Gordon are board certified skilled ophthalmologists that provide a range of services to help patients attain the clearest vision possible. They have the common goal of ascertaining the most appropriate care for any given patient, explaining the purpose of the treatment, and in initiating said therapy in a courteous and compassionate manner.
ABOUT SAMUEL MASKET, M. D.
Samuel Masket, M.D., founding partner of Advanced Vision Care, has been practicing Ophthalmology in the Los Angeles area for over 30 years. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA. He specializes in premium and complex cataract surgery and laser vision correction (LASIK). He has been recognized as one of the 50 most influential ophthalmologists, according to “Cataract + Refractive Surgery Today”. He is past president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and has served on the Board of Trustees of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.
ABOUT NICOLE FRAM, M.D.
Nicole Fram, M.D., is a board-certified ophthalmologist with a sub-specialty in corneal and external disease as well as ocular inflammation. She is a Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA. Dr. Fram has an expertise in cataract surgery, laser vision correction (LASIK) and corneal transplantation. She is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and The Cornea Society.
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