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Volunteers needed for Research Study on the Vision
Newport Beach, CA (openPR) 30 September 2009
TLC Laser Eye Centers (www.TLCVision.com) at 3501 Jamboree Road, Suite 100, Newport Beach, is looking for volunteers to patients in a clinical trial without charge to determine whether a corneal inlay can safely and effectively reduce the need to participate for reading glasses.
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AcuFocus Inlay (ACI) (www.AcuFocus.com) is used for near vision in patients improve with presbyopia, the loss of near vision and the dependence on reading glasses. The competition will get the proceedings free of charge.
sites in the world, TLC Laser Eye Centers clinical will be in Newport Beach. The inlay is placed in the outer layer of the eye (cornea). There he is firmly in place without the use of sutures. Dr. Thomas S. Tooma, a clinical investigator of the study, perform the procedure.
“We are excited about this technology,” said Dr. Tooma has performed over 100,000 surgical and laser vision correction. “This procedure is very different from what we have before with the procedures for vision correction.”
done Who can benefit? Who is eligible? What does this mean? ? How to register: In Southern California
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ACI clinical trial is open to men and women aged 45-60 who are healthy and have normal, healthy vision.
Before beginning the research process must go to the participants through a process of informed consent. The implantation of the inlay is a surgical procedure that takes less than 15 minutes. After the procedure, participants are required to return for regular follow-up. Return visits there over a period of three years, and participants take the process and get all the tests at no extra charge.
What is presbyopia
presbyopia, the loss of near vision. This condition occurs when the natural lens of the eye, her ability to focus, light loses both far and near objects. Therefore, blur tasks such as reading or working near the computer. However, it is for very distant objects to always clearly possible. Presbyopia is a natural phenomenon that happens, most of us, 45 years.
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About TLC Laser Eye CENTERS
With more than 1,300 doctors to their patients eyes TLC in San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County, TLC Laser Eye Center receives more than any other references Medical Center in South California Lasik for vision correction.
Dr. Thomas S. Tooma
in Southern California and the nation for its specialization in the field of refractive surgery acquaintances, Dr. Tooma has played a role in the examination of four to FDA approval of LASIK refractive surgery in the United States, and uses the latest technology to presbyopia.
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