NIDEK Co. Ltd. recently introduced its new YLC-500 Vixi Yellow Scan Laser Photocoagulator/YLC-500 Yellow Laser Photocoagulator.
The YLC-500 Vixi/YLC-500 is reportedly a yellow laser that uses the company's OPSL (optically pumped semiconductor laser) method for stable and reliable laser delivery. The 577 nm yellow laser is minimally absorbed by xanthophyll and is well absorbed by oxygenated hemoglobin compared to the 532 nm laser. Additionally, the device offers a wide range of selectable delivery units, as well as an auto forward mode where the aiming beam and scan pattern is automatically positioned to the next region of interest once photocoagulation is completed in one region.
According to a NIDEK spokesperson, the company received a CE mark on this product making it available in member states of the European Union and some other countries. The YLC-500 Vixi/YLC-500 is not currently cleared by the U.S. FDA for sale in the United States.
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