At Laser Locators we know the value of dedicated employees, and we like to show our gratitude. Recently we were please to reward two employees with brand new cars! Danielle, our Director of Operations, who has been with us since 2006, and Tayra, our CFO since 2004, both received brand new Mercedes Benz vehicles! Congratulations…
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LASIK Industry Pioneer Visits Laser Locators
The management team at Laser Locators was honored yesterday with a visit from Dr. Jim Wynne, an industry pioneer who has received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his role in inventing the underlying technology used in LASIK surgery. This was Dr. Wynne’s second visit to Laser Locators. He had heard about the…
OCT – Now A Tool For The Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 10, 2012 According to Richard L. Lindstrom, MD optical coherence tomography has moved from being a tool primarily utilized by the retina subspecialist to one increasingly present in the comprehensive ophthalmologist’s office. Time-domain OCT (TD-OCT) is a non-contact test that can be done by an ophthalmic technician to image…
The US Is The Largest Market For Ophthalmic Diagnostic Equipment
The US represents the largest market globally for ophthalmic diagnostic equipment in terms of revenue generated. The US ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market was valued at $190.7m in 2010 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} over 2010-2017. Easy accessibility and availability of new medical equipment to patients, the availability of reimbursement for…
Global Ophthalmic Diagnostic Equipment Market Forecast To Grow
The global ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market was estimated at $715.4 million in 2010 and is forecast to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} to reach $947 million by 2017. The ophthalmic diagnostic equipment market includes perimeters, automatic and manual refractors, slit lamps, contact and non-contact tonometers, fundus cameras, automatic and manual…
New study Offers Hope for More Effective Treatment of Myopia
Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Conducted by UH College of Optometry assistant professor David Berntsen and his colleagues from The Ohio State University, the study compared the effects of wearing and then not…
The next LASIK Flap
Horizontally oval flaps match the shape of the most common ablation pattern for astigmatic correction. And while the conventional round flap works well, oval flaps represent an opportunity to improve the LASIK procedure. They better conform to the natural anatomical shape of the cornea and allow for better alignment of the flap. The horizontally oval…
Do You Know About the Accelerated Tax Deductions Eliminated in 2013?
In addition to the 2.3{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} Obamacare excise tax that starts 1/12013, two of the accelerated tax deductions will disappear. The Section 179 Allowance is reduced from $139,000 to just $25,000 ($0 for equipment >$225,000). The 50{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} Bonus depreciation is completely eliminated. If you wait until 2013, you will defer until later years 65{0730eed075b45d9e50c00d6cd42dd08773e0164f29a45151808bf89051290974} of the…