Ellex Medical Lasers sells solid-state photodisruptors, photocoagulators and SLT devices for treating cataract, glaucoma and retinal conditions. As of 2007, the only Innovative Imaging Inc product is the Eye Cubed diagnostic ultrasound system. Ellex holds a number of core patents which it claims act to differentiate the laser portfolio. These include: Ellex Medical Lasers Ellex Medical Lasers is an Australia-based company that is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing a line of lasers used by ophthalmologists. Ellex manufactures and sells photodisruptors, photocoagulators and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) system for treating cataract, retina and glaucoma conditions. Ellex was first established as
Glaucoma laser reaches the optimal residual intact layer thickness. In open-angle glaucoma, the typical progression from normal vision to complete blindness takes about 25 years to 70 years without treatment, depending on the method of estimation used. The intraocular pressure can also have an effect, with higher pressures reducing the time until blindness. As of 2010, there were 44.7 million people in the world with open angle glaucoma. The same year, there were 2.8 million people in the United States with open angle glaucoma. By 2020, the prevalence is projected to increase to 58.6 million worldwide and 3.4 million the United