IOL Advances

A team of 14 eyecare professionals made the recent trip including faculty from the Loyola Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and faculty and residents from Cook County Health, Northwestern Medicine, Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Champlain Ophthalmology in Bethesda, Maryland.

According to the company, its combined vitreoretinal-cataract system and standalone cataract system are cleared for use in the United States.

ZEPTOLink will be introduced at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting in San Diego.

The latest IOLs offer an improvement in stray light performance and enhanced contrast.

Survey participants were asked to enumerate the signs, symptoms, and complaints, the preoperative visual acuities; complications requiring removal or exchange; and secondary interventions.

At the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago, Johnson & Johnson Vision is spotlighting the Tecnis Symfony OptiBlue IOL, its presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (PC-IOL) powered by InteliLight technology.

According to investigators, halos are the most common complaint for patients who received an implantable collamer lens to address myopia.

Beginning in the 1970s, James J. Salz, MD, was part of a group of ophthalmologists who first inserted intraocular lens implants during cataract surgery.

The EVO/EVO+ Visian Implantable Collamer Lens provides visual freedom independent of contact lenses and glasses.

The company will begin commercialization of the IC-8 small aperture IOL, used for cataract patients, upon successful completion of the manufacturing facility inspections and receipt of an official approval order from the FDA, which the company estimates in Q2 2022.

The approval will allow LensGen to move forward with the IDE pivotal trial with the ultimate goal of seeking premarket approval in the United States.

Lens combines diffractive multifocal and extended depth-of-focus properties.

“Real talk” on new devices gives surgeons, patients decision-making insights

Sustained-release option is deposited directly into the lenticular capsule.

Lens an option for complicated eyes, astigmatism, monovision candidates.

Early experience with next-generation lens engenders positive perception.

Trifocal IOLs can, if implanted with caution, be suitable for patients with keratoconus.

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, presents results of the year-long Grail Study demonstrating the safety and performance of the Juvene IOL from LensGen Inc.

Physician offers practical advice for the use of systems.

Holographic technology offers after-surgery glimpse for surgeons, patients.

Investigators find little difference between the options.

Lens option can correct for surgically induced astigmatism or an inaccurate position.

Bi-sign design compensates for aberrations resulting from misalignment.

According to the company, more than 400 eyes of patients from 12 European countries have been fitted with the TECNIS Eyhance Toric II IOL, with surgeons surveyed noting that their patients are pleased with the results.

Intermediate/near vision improvements are achieved without compromising distance vision.

Uwe Oberheide, MD, discusses the key findings of his virtual ARVO 2021 presentation on modeling of IOLs for patients with AMD by ray-tracing.

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced today that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance and CE mark for its VERTIAST Vision System, a next-generation phacoemulsification innovation.

Lens offers full range of vision from distance through near vision.

New option may prove to be a solution for cataract cases with unusual corneas.