Crystalens (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, N.Y.) accommodating intraocular lenses (IOLs) now have a new competitor in Europe.
According to a press release issued by Tekia, Inc. (Irvine, Calif.), the company recently launched its Tek-Clear Accommodative Lens at the World Ophthalmology Congress held in Berlin in June and has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Fritz [Read More …]
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Tekia launches new Tek-Clear accommodating IOL in Europe
July 16, 2010Surgeons review presbyopia-correcting IOL options
July 12, 2010If you suffer from presbyopia or cataracts, you now have a number of options to restore your distance and near vision and reduce your need for reading glasses.
In the June 2010 issue of EyeWorld magazine, a panel of experienced refractive surgeons discussed their opinions about the latest presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) used in refractive cataract [Read More …]
Surgeon offers advice for optimum vision after premium IOL surgery
June 24, 2010Whether for treatment of cataracts or presbyopia, people who pay extra for premium intraocular lenses (IOLs) — including accommodating IOLs and multifocal IOLs — expect excellent visual outcomes.
So says experienced refractive surgeon David Hardten, MD, of Minnesota Eye Consultants (Minneapolis, Minn.) in this month’s issue of Review of Ophthalmology.
To produce optimum visual outcomes and excellent [Read More …]
Bausch & Lomb celebrates Crystalens 10-year anniversary
April 9, 2010Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, N.Y.) announced today that it is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) being held in Boston, April 9-14. Crystalens currently is the only accommodating IOL approved by the FDA for use in cataract surgery performed in the United States.
Implantation of accommodating IOL provides good uncorrected distance and near vision
February 24, 2010Crystalens HD is the fourth-generation accommodating IOL produced by Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, NY). The company received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2008 to market Crystalens HD in the United States.
Cataract surgery has become refractive surgery, says prominent eye doctor
June 12, 2009Everyone wants to see well without glasses, including people who have had cataract surgery. Because of the higher visual expectations of today’s cataracts patients, eye surgeons must accept that cataract surgery has become refractive surgery, says Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, a cataract and refractive surgeon in private practice at Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (Rockville Centre, NY).
