For extremely nearsighted patients who are seeking independence from glasses and contact lenses, implantation of a phakic IOL can be a reasonable choice. In the U.S., we have access to two different ...

Pediatric cataract surgery remains a surgical challenge, even for the well-experienced surgeon, and demands a composite group approach that includes committed and educated parents, an experienced ...

Dr. George Waring successfully performed the first FDA-approved implantation in the United States of the BVI FineVision® HP Trifocal Intraocular Lens ...

Celebrating 75 years of intraocular lens advancements that have improved care for millions of cataract patients. On November 29, 1949, Sir Harold Ridley performed a surgical procedure to replace a ...

Cataracts, a major cause of vision problems, particularly in older adults, can be effectively treated with modern surgery. This procedure involves replacing the clouded lens with an artificial one, ...

Recent advances in cataract surgery have increased the safety and efficacy of this common procedure. Cataract surgery has evolved from 'couching' with sub-optimal results to phacoemulsification with ...

Cataracts are a common eye condition where the natural lens becomes clouded, impairing a patient's vision. According to the National Eye Institute, more than 20 percent of Americans will have ...

The device is intended for primary implantation in the capsular bag, in the nondominant eye, after the fellow eye has already undergone successful implantation of a monofocal or monofocal toric IOL ...

Early safety and visual performance signals were reported at 3 months from a first-in-human (FIH) clinical study evaluating ...

Here are 17 facts and business and legal issues about premium intraocular lenses, a recent technology that can free many cataract surgery patients from having to wear eyeglasses. 1. In one of the few ...

Did you know that when your ASC facility has a Medicare patient who requests a Presbyopia-Correcting (PC) IOL lens or an Astigmatism-Correcting (AC) IOL lens (instead of a regular IOL) that there are ...