Released on = April 30, 2006, 11:33 am

Press Release Author = Vincent Restivo M.D.

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Vincent Restivo M.D. of the Hill Country Eye Center
announced today that he now offers FDA-approved Iris Registration Technology as a
part of the VISX CustomVue wavefront-guided laser vision correction procedure. VISX
Iris Registration Technology is a non-contact method of aligning the treatment to
the cornea that provides greater laser alignment accuracy.

Press Release Body = Accurate alignment is essential to optimizing customized
wavefront-guided ablations. VISX Iris Registration Technology makes accurate
alignment easer than ever with a fully automated method. The new technology replaces
previous methods of attaining alignment, which required the physician to manually
place ink marks on the white part of the eye called the sclera.
\"Unlike manual, ink-based alignment methods, Iris Registration Technology is not
time sensitive,\" Doctor Restivo said. \"This allows me to re-register alignment even
if the treatment has been paused or the eye has moved.\"

How VISXT Iris Registration Technology Works:
It's normal for the pupil to shift position from the point of wavefront measurement
to the point of treatment. When the CustomVueT procedure is performed, Iris
Registration Technology centers the treatment correctly, independent of changes in
the pupil center from measurement to the treatment. One set of measurements are
taken with the patient seated at the WaveScanT System, and another set taken with
the patient lying down on the laser bed. Then, the technology employs the iris
registration process to ensure accurate treatment placement.
\"This is very exciting news,\" continued Doctor Restivo \"VISX Iris Registration
Technology makes it easer than ever to achieve accurate alignment with a fully
automated, touch-free method."

Added Benefits For More Patients
Iris Registration Technology is the latest advancement in the VISX CustomVueT
procedure that tailors a distinct correction for each individual based on the unique
characteristics of their vision - potentially resulting in the best possible vision
for their eyes or what we call Personal Best Vision. Recently, the FDA has approved
the CustomVue procedure as the first wavefront-guided treatment for myopia,
hyperopia, and mixed astigmatism. The continued expansion of labeling for the
CustomVue procedure allows physicians to provide the CustomVue treatment's added
benefits to more patients.

About Vincent Restivo M.D
Vincent Restivo M.D. has been performing laser vision correction since 2001. He was
one of the original surgeons in the Austin area to perform Cusom Wavefront guided
Lasik. Hill Country Eye Center is located at 12171 West Parmer Lane, Cedar Park,
Texas.


Web Site = http://www.hillcountryeyecenter.com/newsite/index.html

Contact Details = 12171 West Parmer Lane Suite 201
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(P)512-528-1144
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info@hillcountryeyecenter.com