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History of Excimer Laser in Ophthalmology
NOV 12, 2013

History of Excimer Laser in Ophthalmology

By Roger F. Steinert, MD; Charles R. Munnerlyn, PhD

Laser Surgery Education Center

Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Refractive Mgmt/Intervention, Retina/Vitreous

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In this interview, Dr. Charles Munnerlyn recounts his challenges and triumphs in developing the first commercial excimer laser system for vision correction. Dr. Munnerlyn is the founder of VISX, previously the world's largest manufacturer of laser vision correction systems and now owned by Abbott Laboratories.

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