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Australian lasers can reverse age-related blindness

Ellex Medical Lasers to launch their newest product targeting age-related blindness from Adelaide.

ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, September 2, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AGE-related blindness will be stopped and even reversed by world-leading medical lasers developed in Australia.

The innovative technology, which can also treat major eye diseases including cataracts and glaucomas – the top cause of blindness globally – has boosted an Adelaide, South Australia company to be the international leader in the niche field.

Ellex Medical Lasers Limited (ASX:ELX) will launch their newest product targeting age-related blindness in Barcelona in September.

It is one example of modern medical advancements coming out of South Australia as documented by Invest Adelaide.

The 2015 Comprehensive Report on the Global Ophthalmic Laser Market (Market Scope) reported Ellex has 50 per cent of the market share for glaucoma treatment lasers as of May 2015, up from 41 per cent 12 months earlier.

It also places Ellex second for sales in the industry overall with 14.2 per cent of the market share; just 0.3 per cent behind the market leader, US company Lumenis...

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