Advanced Medical Optics (EYE)

LASIK surgeons may not adopt our femtosecond laser product offering as an attractive alternative to the microkeratome for creating the corneal flap or adoption may be slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may not continue to adopt our femtosecond laser product offering, or may adopt our 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 addition, we believe that recommendations and support of our laser by influential LASIK surgeons are essential for its market acceptance and adoption. If we do not receive support from such surgeons or from the data and experience of users, it may become difficult to have additional LASIK surgeons adopt our product offering. In such circumstances, we may not achieve expected revenues or profits. 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 it 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.

LASIK surgeons may not adopt our femtosecond laser product offering as an attractive alternative to the microkeratome for creating the corneal flap or adoption may be slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may not continue to adopt our femtosecond laser product offering, or may adopt our 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 addition, we believe that recommendations and support of our laser by influential LASIK surgeons are essential for its market acceptance and adoption. If we do not receive support from such surgeons or from the data and experience of users, it may become difficult to have additional LASIK surgeons adopt our product offering. In such circumstances, we may not achieve expected revenues or profits. 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 it 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.

LASIK surgeons may not adopt our femtosecond laser product offering as an attractive alternative to the microkeratome for creating the corneal flap or adoption may be slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may not continue to adopt our femtosecond laser product offering, or may adopt our 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 addition, we believe that recommendations and support of our laser by influential LASIK surgeons are essential for its market acceptance and adoption. If we do not receive support from such surgeons or from the data and experience of users, it may become difficult to have additional LASIK surgeons adopt our product offering. In such circumstances, we may not achieve expected revenues or profits. 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 it 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.

LASIK surgeons may not adopt our femtosecond laser product offering as an attractive alternative to the microkeratome for creating the corneal flap, or adoption may be slower than anticipated.

LASIK surgeons may not continue to adopt our femtosecond laser product offering, or may adopt our 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 addition, we believe that recommendations and support of our laser by influential LASIK surgeons are essential for its market acceptance and adoption. If we do not receive support from such surgeons or from the data and experience of users, it may become difficult to have additional LASIK surgeons adopt our product offering. In such circumstances, we may not achieve expected revenues or profits. 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 it 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.