New Surgical Products

[Brent]

I see the Technolas partnerships may help B+L in the surgical market

Bausch + Lomb and Technolas™ Perfect Vision Introduce VICTUS™ Femtosecond Laser Platform at 2011 ESCRS Meeting

Is this system going to help take share from Alcon (LensX) and Abbott Medical Optics (IntraLase)?

 

[Anonymous]

B&L is always a dollar short and a day late. Ziemer is already capturing the femtosecond market with their product and it is better tech. The top guys across the country already have it or are getting it. B&L will only take a very small market share in this segment.

 

[Anonymous]

Zeimer is ahead of Abbot Medical Optics (Intrlase), Alcon (LenSx), Carl Zeiss Meditec and Lens AR with their new femtosecond laser system. Is that correct? I thought the others were much further ahead.

 

[Anonymous]

Zeimer is ahead of Abbot Medical Optics (Intrlase), Alcon (LenSx), Carl Zeiss Meditec and Lens AR with their new femtosecond laser system. Is that correct? I thought the others were much further ahead.

What makes you think that?
Zeimer would account for maybe 10% - 15% of the installed base. It does a smooth flap but has higher complication rates than IntraLase - essentially its a laser microkeratome for guys who dont have the space, volume or $ for IntraLase or Wavelight.

As far as the Technolas (femtec) flapmaker capability goes - there hasnt been a lot of great feedback, I suspect they will have some refining to do.