Avedro, Inc announced today that Shinagawa LASIK Center has made a significant investment in expanding its use of Avedro products. For the past 6 months, the Shinagawa LASIK Center in Tokyo has been using Avedro's Lasik Xtra™ procedure to improve the corneal biomechanics in Lasik patients. Based on the clinical results achieved with Avedro's technology in the Tokyo LASIK clinic, Shinagawa has now purchased additional Avedro KXL™ Systems for performing Lasik Xtra in its LASIK centers located in Tokyo, Nagaya, Osako, Sapporo and Fukuoka.
"We are extremely pleased with the KXL System and with the Lasik Xtra procedure. Lasik Xtra now makes it possible for Shinagawa LASIK Center to provide enhanced treatments to our current Lasik patients," said Minoru Tomita, M.D., PhD, Executive Director, Shinagawa LASIK Center.
"The Shinagawa LASIK Center in Tokyo is on the forefront of the clinical application of corneal cross-linking with Lasik surgery," said David Muller, PhD, CEO of Avedro. "Avedro is fortunate to have Dr. Tomita, a globally recognized ophthalmic thought leader and leading Lasik surgeon, working with us in advancing Lasik surgery with our KXL System and Lasik Xtra procedure. We are also privileged to be working with the Shinagawa LASIK Centers, universally recognized for their medical competency and technical innovation."
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