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Surgical Direct Supports Eye Surgeon’s Mission Trips in Africa

Hundreds of people in Africa in need of cataract surgery have benefited from free procedures provided by Dr. Ukeme Umana, who is originally from Nigeria but practices in southern Illinois. Surgical Direct has donated phaco equipment and supplies for his trips, and two of our technicians have traveled with him to assist with procedures. Dr. Umana’s trips are organized […]

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Surgical Direct now offers LenSx and Allegretto Wave Lasers

Surgical Direct Announces New Open-Access Cataract and LASIK Suite in St. Louis. LenSx® and Allegretto Wave® Lasers are now available to surgeons on an as-needed basis at our new Surgical Direct Complete Cataract and LASIK Suite. Access to the suite allows surgeons to offer laser surgery to patients without investing in expensive state-of-the-art equipment. The Surgical

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Alcon Launches LuxOR™ Surgical Ophthalmic Microscope

The LuxOR™ expands Alcon’s ophthalmic surgical portfolio to provide a comprehensive solution for ophthalmic procedures. One of the key functions of a microscope is to provide the surgeon excellent visualization. Visualization is greatly facilitated by red reflex, which is achieved when coaxial light is reflected off the retina. Alcon’s LuxOR™ Surgical Ophthalmic Microscope has a

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Centurion Phaco Released by Alcon

Alcon has released the CENTURION® Vision System — a new phacoemulsification (phaco) technology platform designed to provide surgeons improved capabilities in cataract removal. The CENTURION® automatically and continuously adapts to changing conditions within the eye, provides greater anterior chamber stability during each step of the procedure, and places an “optimized energy technology” at the surgeon’s

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