Product/Service

Low Diopter Lens

Source: Staar Surgical Company
The foldable Intraocular Lens (IOL) is for refractive corrections in cataract patients
The foldable Intraocular Lens (IOL) is for refractive corrections in cataract patients. The new lens will be made in the +4 to --4 diopter range, the first foldable lens designed for correction of cataract patients with severe myopia, according to the company. Cataracts, the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye, is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. Approximately 2.5 million cataract surgeries are performed in the US annually.

Staar Surgical Company, 1911 Walker Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016. Tel: 626-303-7902; Fax: 626-303-2962.