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wavelight® EX500 Excimer Laser

Wavelight® EX500 Excimer Laser

Combines state-of-the-art refractive technology to produce fast, effective, and reliable procedures1-5

Exceptional refractive outcomes: provides excellent reproducible and predictable outcomes6

Robust and proven technology: trusted market leader in excimer technology7,8

Guiding technology: operate with confidence9

Versatile LASIK procedure: treat a wide range of patients9

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The trusted leader in excimer technology worldwide7,8

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Icon of the time of use of Wavelight excimer technology worldwide in the yellow ring

wavelight® excimer technology has been used by surgeons globally for more than 20 years7

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Folder icon with number 6 in a yellow ring

FDA-approved technology with 6 completed IDE studies

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Document icon and number of clinical studies in yellow ring

wavelight® technology has been the subject of more than 100 clinical studies10

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Cup icon with number 1-in yellow ring

wavelight® EX500 is the #1 most installed excimer laser worldwide8*

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Three person icon with the number of surgeons in a yellow ring

wavelight® EX500 is used by more than 6000 surgeons worldwide

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Earth icon with text "available worldwide" in yellow ring

Surgeons in more than 80 countries count on wavelight® EX500 to provides their patients with exceptional outcomes11

*Data current as of 2022.

Alcon sales data; calculated based on an average of 3 surgeons operating per account (total install base = 2004 units).

Alcon wavelight® EX500 install base data from Service Max, March 2023.

Deliver a wide range of treatment options for every eligible patient profile

 

wavelight® EX500 provides a range of refractive treatment types tailored to your patient’s individual needs and vision goals.9

Table of treatment types tailored to your patient’s individual needs and vision goals

Deliver the vision patients demand with proven clinical outcomes

 

Achieve exceptional post-operative outcomes with wavelight® EX500

Table of post-operative results for wavelight® EX500

UNVA: uncorrected near visual acuity

UDVA: uncorrected distance visual acuity

CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity

*n=180 eyes

n=50 eyes

n=130 eyes

§n=500 eyes

n=98 eyes

3 months post-op; n=212 eyes

 

Please refer to relevant product’s Instructions for Use for complete list of indications, contraindications and warnings.

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Your equipment deserves patient level care

 

Through our unrivaled commitment to service excellence, at Alcon Services, we partner with you to give you peace of mind, knowing your practice will continue to deliver optimal patient outcomes and performance. 

Instructions for Use (IFU)

 

For a full list of indications, contraindications, and warnings, please visit ifu.alcon.com and refer to the relevant product’s instructions for use.

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References:

1. Gonzalez-Cruces T, Villarrubia A, Ventosa AS, et al. Comparison between the wavefront-optimized and custom-Q aspheric ablation profiles in myopic eyes with two different Q-targets: A contralateral eye study. J Refract Surg. 2022;38(11):698-707.

2. FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data. Allegretto wave Eye-Q Excimer Laser.

3. Abdelwahab SM, Salem MH & Elfayoumi MA. Single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy in low to moderate myopia: A one-year follow-up study. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021;15:3305-3313.

4. Courtin R, Saad A, Grise-Dulac A, Guilbert E & Gatinel D. Changes to corneal aberrations and vision after monovision in patients with hyperopia after using a customized aspheric ablation profile to increase corneal asphericity (Q-factor). J Refract Surg. 2016;32(11):734-741.

5. Padmanabhan P & Maus M. Performance of new femto and excimer laser technologies. Supplement to Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe. February 2012.

6. Kanellopoulos AJ. Topography-guided LASIK versus small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for myopia and myopic astigmatism: A randomized, prospective contralateral eye study. J Refract Surg. 2017;33(5):306-312.

7. Cummings AB. The wavelight EX500 Excimer Laser. Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe. February 2012.

8. Market Scope. 2022 Refractive Surgery Market Report: Global Analysis for 2021 to 2027. December 2022.

9. wavelight® EX500 Excimer Laser User Manual.

10. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-25694].

11. Alcon Data on File, 2023. [REF-21561].

12. FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data. wavelight ALLEGRETTO WAVE Excimer Laser System.

13. Stulting RD, Lobanoff M, Mann P, et al. Clinical and refractive outcomes after topography-guided refractive surgery planned using Phorcides surgery planning software. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2022; 48:1010-1015.

14. Kanellopoulos AJ, Maus M, Bala C, et al. International Multicenter, Myopic and Myopic Astigmatism Femto LASIK, Customized by Automated Ray-Tracing Ablation Profile Calculation: A Post market Study. Clin Ophthalmol. 2024;18:525-536.

 

Please refer to relevant product’s Instructions for Use for complete list of indications, contraindications and warnings.