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Global Ophthalmic Lasers Industry


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NEW YORK, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Ophthalmic Lasers Industry

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0151191/Global-Ophthalmic-Lasers-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Ophthalmi

The global outlook series on Ophthalmic Lasers provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 24 fact-rich market data tables, the report offers an aerial view of the global ophthalmic lasers industry, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth drivers. Regional markets elaborated upon include US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. The report also offers a recapitulation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and corporate developments in addition to an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 64 companies worldwide.

1. GLOBAL SCENARIO 1

Market Outlook 1

Table 1: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Ophthalmic Lasers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 2

Table 2: World 5-Year Perspective for Ophthalmic Lasers by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2011 & 2015 3

Rise in Number of Prospective Patients 3

Table 3: Worldwide Distribution of 65+ Population by Region/

Country: 2010 4

Ophthalmic Fact File 4

Recession Impacts Demand for Ophthalmic Lasers 5

Advancements Spur Growth 5

Ophthalmology Laser Market Surges Ahead with Improvements in

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) 5

Monovision Laser Surgery - Another Growth Driver 5

Femtosecond Laser - A Major Innovation in Surgical Ophthalmology 6

Femtosecond Lasers Versus Manual Surgery 6

2. LASER IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 7

Ophthalmic Lasers - An Overview 7

Photocoagulating Ophthalmic Lasers 7

Photodisruptive Ophthalmic Lasers 8

Photoablative Ophthalmic Lasers 8

Classification of Laser 8

Excimer laser 8

Krypton Laser 8

Argon Laser 9

Advantages of Ophthalmic Laser Treatment 9

Application Markets 9

Glaucoma Laser Therapy 9

Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma 9

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 10

Intraocular Tumors 10

Refractive Surgery 11

History and Growth 11

Use of Lasers in Refractive Surgery 11

Photorefractive Keratectomy 11

Photoablative Refractive Keratectomy (PRK) 11

Laser Thermokeratoplasty (LTK) 11

LASIK Refractive Surgery 12

A Drawback of the Traditional LASIK Procedure 12

Custom LASIK - A New Milestone 12

Femtosecond Laser - A New Innovation 13

3. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 14

4. PRODUCT LAUNCHES & TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 21

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 25

1. THE UNITED STATES 25

Market Overview 25

Table 4: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million

for Years 2010 through 2015 25

Slowdown in the US Laser Eye Surgeries Market Due to Recession 25

Rise in Number of Dissatisfied Customers 26

US Ophthalmic Lasers Market - Statistics 26

LASIK Procedures 26

LASIK Surgery and Visual Improvement 26

LASIK Surgery Snapshots in the Recent Past 26

Table 5: Number of Excimer Laser Procedures in United States

(2003-2006) 27

Table 6: LASIK Procedures in the US (2000-2005) 27

Complications Associated with LASIK 28

Intralase System from Intralase 28

Table 7: Installed Base of Ophthalmic Lasers in the United

States (2005-2011) 28

Table 8: Installed Base of LASIK Devices in the United

States (2005-2011) 29

Table 9: Unit Shipments of LASIK Devices in the United

States (2005-2011) 29

Table 10: Leading Players in the US Ophthalmic Lasers Market

(2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for

VISX/Advanced Medical Optics, Alcon, Nidek, Bausch & Lomb,

Iridex and Others 30

List of FDA approved Lasers for LASIK Surgery: 1998-2006 30

2. CANADA 31

Market Overview 31

Table 11: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$

Million for Years 2010 through 2015 31

3. JAPAN 32

Market Overview 32

Table 12: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$

Million for Years 2010 through 2015 32

4. EUROPE 33

General Scenario 33

Market Analytics 33

Table 13: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Ophthalmic Lasers by Geographic Region - France, Germany,

Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2010

through 2015 34

Table 14: European 5-Year Perspective for Ophthalmic Lasers

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales

for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for

Years 2011 & 2015 35

4a. FRANCE 36

Market Analytics 36

Table 15: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million

for Years 2010 through 2015 36

4b. GERMANY 37

Market Overview 37

Table 16: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million

for Years 2010 through 2015 37

4c. ITALY 38

Market Analytics 38

Table 17: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$

Million for Years 2010 through 2015 38

4d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 39

Market Analytics 39

Table 18: The UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million

for Years 2010 through 2015 39

An Overview of the UK Laser Ophthalmology Market 39

A Peek into the History of Laser Refractive Surgery in the UK 40

Present Scenario of Refractive Surgery in the UK 40

Table 19: Number of Refractive Surgery Clinics in the UK:

2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 & 2010 40

Pricing of Laser Eye treatments 41

Table 20: Average Lasik Treatment Prices in the UK: 2005-2010 41

The UK Refractive Surgery Market - Largely Unperturbed by the

Economic Downturn 41

Groups of Clinics Account for the Larger Share of Clinics in 2010 42

Regulations Drive Growth 42

Laser Eye Clinics - Competitive Review 42

4e. REST OF EUROPE 43

Market Analytics 43

Table 21: Rest of European Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 43

A peek Into the Spanish Ophthalmology Market 43

5. ASIA-PACIFIC 44

Market Analytics 44

Table 22: Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 44

6. LATIN AMERICA 45

Market Analytics 45

Table 23: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 45

7. REST OF WORLD 46

Market Analytics 46

Table 24: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Ophthalmic Lasers with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2010 through 2015 46

GLOBAL DIRECTORY

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