Dr. Louis “Skip” Nichamin gave an interesting talk at the 2013 Hawaiian Eye Meeting titled “Update on a Fluid-based Accommodating IOL.” This technology being developed by PowerVision involves an IOL with the lens optic and haptics filled with silicon oil.
The Electro-Active Accommodating IOL – an experimental intraocular lens (IOL) that changes focus from distance to near, controlled by a computer chip that is part of the IOL itself!
June is National Cataract Awareness Month. As the purpose of About-Eyes.com is to increase the awareness of newer cataract surgery techniques and intraocular lenses (IOLs), I thought it would be most appropriate to launch a few projects this month
The FDA would finally approve the higher power toric IOLs from Alcon. What this means is that US patients with higher astigmatism can now have that corrected with an IOL at the same time as cataract surgery.
Bausch + Lomb has just announced that they are going to extend their “See Better and Save” patient rebate program. In the auto industry cars that are selling well generally don’t have rebate programs. Such programs are created to move stagnant inventory of less popular models. Just wondering…
Topcon has announced its newest lens: the LENTIS Mplustoric Intraocular Lens (IOL). This lens corrects both astigmatism and presbyopia.
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