FDA Clears Light-Based Acne Treatment
Aug 21, 2002 — SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 21 -- Lumenis Ltd. has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its acne treatment device, The ClearLight system, for certain types of acne. The system uses high-intensity, narrow-band phototherapeutic light to destroy acne-causing bacteria. A.R. Shalita, M.D., of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., led the ClearLight clinical trials. "ClearLight is an important new treatment for acne. It's effective, painless and, most