Advanced Medical Optics (EYE)

Adoption of our femtosecond laser product offering may be slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may adopt our femtosecond laser technology at a slower rate than we have anticipated, unless they determine, based on experience, clinical data and studies and published journal articles, including peer-review articles, that our product offering provides significant benefits or an attractive alternative over the traditional method of creating the corneal flap using the microkeratome. In order for the adoption rate of our technology to meet our expectations, patients must also continue to be willing to pay for LASIK surgery using our femtosecond product offering despite its being more expensive than LASIK surgery with the microkeratome. LASIK surgeons typically receive more income per eye when using our product offering instead of the traditional microkeratome.

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Adoption of our femtosecond laser product offering may be
slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may adopt our femtosecond laser technology at a slower rate than we have anticipated,
unless they determine, based on experience, clinical data and studies and published journal articles, including peer-review articles, that our product offering provides significant benefits or an attractive alternative over the traditional method of
creating the corneal flap using the microkeratome. In order for the adoption rate of our technology to meet our expectations, patients must also continue to be willing to pay for LASIK surgery using our femtosecond product offering despite its being
more expensive than LASIK surgery with the microkeratome. LASIK surgeons typically receive more income per eye when using our product offering instead of the traditional microkeratome.

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Adoption of our femtosecond laser product offering may be
slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may adopt our femtosecond laser technology at a slower rate than we have anticipated,
unless they determine, based on experience, clinical data and studies and published journal articles, including peer-review articles, that our product offering provides significant benefits or an attractive alternative over the traditional method of
creating the corneal flap using the microkeratome. In order for the adoption rate of our technology to meet our expectations, patients must also continue to be willing to pay for LASIK surgery using our femtosecond product offering despite its being
more expensive than LASIK surgery with the microkeratome. LASIK surgeons typically receive more income per eye when using our product offering instead of the traditional microkeratome.

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Adoption of our femtosecond laser product offering may be slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may adopt our femtosecond laser technology at a slower rate than we have anticipated, unless they determine, based on experience, clinical data and studies and published journal articles, including peer review articles, that our product offering provides significant benefits or an attractive alternative over the traditional method of creating the corneal flap using the microkeratome. In order for the adoption rate of our technology to meet our expectations, patients must also continue to be willing to pay for LASIK surgery using our femtosecond product offering despite its being more expensive than LASIK surgery with the microkeratome. LASIK surgeons typically receive more income per eye when using our product offering instead of the traditional microkeratome.

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Adoption of our femtosecond laser product offering may be
slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may adopt our femtosecond laser technology at a slower rate than we have anticipated,
unless they determine, based on experience, clinical data and studies and published journal articles, including peer review articles, that our product offering provides significant benefits or an attractive alternative over the traditional method of
creating the corneal flap using the microkeratome. In order for the adoption rate of our technology to meet our expectations, patients must also continue to be willing to pay for LASIK surgery using our femtosecond product offering despite its being
more expensive than LASIK surgery with the microkeratome. LASIK surgeons typically receive more income per eye when using our product offering instead of the traditional microkeratome.

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