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Mr. Armstrong joined Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. in 1996 to oversee global customer service operations. In 1997 he was promoted to Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Customer Service. Since 2001 he has held the position of Vice President of Operations and is currently responsible for product development, manufacturing, customer service, quality assurance and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., Mr. Armstrong held numerous positions within the medical and industrial laser industry. The majority of this time was spent working with Visx Inc., during the early development and pre-market approval of PhotoRefractive Keratectomy. This procedure is now one of the most common surgical procedures performed throughout the world and is performed with an excimer laser, which uses a cool ultraviolet light beam to precisely remove ("ablate") very tiny bits of tissue from the surface of the cornea in order to reshape it. | 