One million procedures

One million procedures

Colin Kerr

Published: Wednesday, November 1, 2017

James V Mazzo

ZEISS has reported that doctors performing laser vision correction surgery using its SMILE refractive technology have now surpassed one million procedures worldwide. “We are thrilled that SMILE, the first major advancement in laser vision correction since the 1990s, has reached this important milestone and that ZEISS has played an integral role in ushering in a new era in refractive surgery with this proven technology,” said James V Mazzo, Global President Ophthalmic Devices at Carl Zeiss Meditec. “We are honoured to see SMILE so widely accepted by doctors and their patients, and that SMILE has helped doctors restore and improve the vision for so many people around the world.” www.zeiss.com/med

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