Abstract:31Over the last few years, surgical extraction of a refractive lenticule, or ReLEx ® , has evolved as a new treatment in the field of keratorefractive surgery. Currently, the VisuMax ® femtosecond (FS) laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany) is the only platform to offer this treatment.The 500 kHz VisuMax laser generates very fast pulses (10 -15 s range) in the near-infrared spectrum. Depending on the specific laser settings, each pulse conveys approximately 150 nJ, which causes localised photodisruption at … Show more
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