| WaveLight Receives Wavefront-Guided and Mixed Astigmatism Approval ...
STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WaveLight, Inc. (FWB:WLT) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved wavefront-guided and mixed astigmatism indications for the ALLEGRETTO WAVE Eye-Q system. WaveLight's second ALLEGRETTO WAVE system introduced in the U.S., the Eye-Q is the fastest laser vision correction platform available today. "We are pleased to provide surgeons with an even broader set of treatment options for the Eye-Q system," said Wolfgang Tolle, CEO of WaveLight, Inc. "In accordance with our clinical philosophy, WaveLight's ALLEGRETTO WAVE technology delivers consistent and superior outcomes on all platforms with either our proprietary Wavefront Optimized™ or wavefront-guided treatment modalities. We offer these choices so that the physician may determine which treatment is best suited for each individual patient." The Eye-Q wavefront-guided LASIK procedure was approved by the FDA for the reduction or elimination of up to -7.00 diopters (D) of spherical equivalent of myopia or myopia with astigmatism, with up to -7.00 D of spherical component and up to 3.00 D of astigmatic component at the spectacle plane.
Optomap helps doctors see the back of the eye
Five-year-old Leif Anderson inspired his father to action in a rather unorthodox way. He went blind in one eye.
At the time, Leifs father, Douglas Anderson, was the head of a design and engineering firm in Scotland. He is the creator of the Optomap retinal scanner, a machine that helps eye doctors examine the back of the eye without the need for dilation.
In 1990, Anderson took Leif to the eye doctor, where the child was diagnosed with a retinal detachment: the innermost layer of the back of his eye pulled away from the supporting tissues. Even though he received regular eye exams every year, the detachment was caught too late. Leif went blind from a problem that was hiding in plain sight.
Leifs doctor told Anderson it was very challenging to give Leif the complete checkup he needed because it was difficult for the child to sit for the exam and point his eye in the right direction.
Unversity Events
"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 5-18 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (webevent.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html). Exhibits"Lesley Dill: 'The Thrill Came Slowly.'" Through April 29. Co-sponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. 725-1834, ext. 156. "Reality Bites." Through April 29. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523. FilmFriday, April 68 p.m. Italian Film Festival of St. Louis. "La Febbre" (The Fever). Alessandro D'Alatri Mario, dir. Brown Hall Auditorium. 422-3102. Saturday, April 78 p.m. Italian Film Festival of St. Louis. "Romanzo Criminale" (Crime Novel). Michele Placido, dir. Brown Hall Auditorium. 422-3102.
Two brothers giving back to their homeland
Thomas Ongwela and his brother George came to Michigan more than 30 years ago to attend college and escape political persecution in Kenya. They worked their way through school by painting houses and fences. Both eventually earned Ph.Ds; Thomas in political science from Western Michigan University and George in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin. Eventually, Thomas Ongwela settled in Kalamazoo and his brother in Wisconsin. ``But we never lost sight of our dream that we would put back into Kenya the knowledge and resources to make Africa a better place than when we left it,'' George Ongwela said. Two years ago, the brothers founded Healthy Globe as a nonprofit group with a mission ``to heal the sick and empower the poor.'' The group's emphasis is on health education; teaching East Africans how to grow crops more productively and prepare them in more nutritious ways; protect water from contamination; and have access to good, affordable preventative medical care, George Ongwela said.
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