Dr Smita Agarwal is the first female ophthalmologist in Australia and New Zealand, and the first in NSW, to successfully complete a hyperopic SMILE procedure at her affiliated refractive clinic – Wollongong Refractive Laser Eye Institute using ZEISS technology.

After more than 13 years of offering Laser Vision Correction (LVC) solutions, including treatment options for myopia and presbyopia, ZEISS is once again reshaping the market with the introduction of lenticule extraction for hyperopic patients, with or without astigmatism, using the VISUMAX^® 800.

A recent study found that lenticule extraction using a ZEISS femtosecond laser provides an effective treatment method for the correction of compound hyperopic astigmatism, demonstrating a high level of efficacy, predictability, safety, and stability.

“ZEISS SMILE has become a benchmark for refractive surgery because of its quality and the results. In maybe 20 to 30 seconds, you change peoples’ lives,” says Dr. Andrea Russo, MD, Ph.D. Bio, Centro Oculistico Bresciano in Brescia, Italy.

More than 10 million eyes have now been successfully treated with lenticule extraction solutions utilizing ZEISS SMILE and ZEISS SMILE pro, marking a significant milestone for the company and proof of the growing international adoption of safe and effective lenticule extraction solutions. In 2011, ZEISS was the first medical device manufacturer to make lenticule extraction for laser vision correction commercially available, and ZEISS SMILE and ZEISS SMILE pro continue to be leading solutions trusted by surgeons for the technology’s proven reliability and effective treatment with the VisuMax^® and VISUMAX^® 800 from ZEISS.

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