Wavelight, Inc., manufacturer of the Allegretto wave laser, set out to build an extraordinary excimer laser. Their goal was simple - combine the best of German engineering and advanced optical design to make vision-correcting lasers with unparalleled precision and accuracy. To be sure, this is an ambitious and lofty goal.

The Allegretto is the fastest and most precise laser system for vision correction available in the U.S. The laser employs what is called “PerfectPulse Technology™” to safely and accurately control every single laser pulse from start to finish.

The system is a newer design than the VisX, LADARVision and Technolas lasers. As a result, imperfections and design deficiencies in other systems were avoided, and advanced optical treatment methods (including wavefront optimization) were incorporated from the outset. Wavelight’s Allegretto represents a new generation of refractive technology referred to as “High Performance Vision Correction,” that allows patients to achieve exceptional visual results under all lighting situations, day and night.

The Allegretto Wave laser system received U.S. FDA approval in October, 2003. It offers the ability to treat the widest range of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism of any FDA-approved excimer laser system, incorporating wavefront-optimized treatment principles.