Cataract | Ophthalmology Innovation Source

CZM Focuses on “A Lot of Little Things” to Move Premium Channel

Moving cataract surgery outcomes from 80% of patients within 0.5 D of targeted refraction to 95% requires “a lot of little things,” Karlheinz Rein, PhD, vice president of cataract and retina surgery at Carl Zeiss Meditec, said during the panel on diagnostics and the premium channel at OIS@ASCRS 2016. The increased use of optical coherence…

Alcon’s Suite Approach to Building the Premium Channel

As cataract patients’ expectations rise, demanding visual performance on par with refractive surgery, Alcon is striving to meet those high expectations through its Cataract Refractive Suite, Seba Leoni, vice president and global head, Surgical Suite for Alcon reported during the panel on diagnostics and the premium channel at OIS@ASCRS 2016. Leoni quoted results that showed…

Physicians Say MIGs Is Transforming Glaucoma Treatment

Ike K. Ahmed, MD, led a discussion between three notable ophthalmologists treating glaucoma patients with MIGs. The panel followed a presentation by Ahmed and four companies leading the MIGS space. Panelists include Robert Cionni, MD, Richard Lewis, MD and Jai G. Parekh, MD, MBA. Video Highlight 00:20 – What are your thoughts on the growth…

Cassini Bets on Total Corneal Analysis to Drive Premium Channel

The key to growing the toric intraocular lens (IOL) sector for cataract surgery lies in obtaining more accurate measures of total corneal astigmatism, and Cassini thinks it has that key in its novel total corneal analysis (TCA), Chief Medical Officer Mark Packer, MD, said at OIS@ASCRS 2016. Cassini uses patented, colored, LED ray-tracing technology to…

IBMD Strives for Femto-like Capsulotomies Without the Cost

International Biomedical Devices (IBMD) is in preclinical investigation of its ApertureCTC precision capsulotomy device designed to achieve laser-like precision outcomes in cataract surgery, Chief Medical Officer Mark Packer, MD, reported at OIS@ASCRS 2016. The concept, Dr. Packer said, is to prevent “the heart-stopping capsulorhexis” while overcoming the challenges of “pricey” femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, thus…

Mynosys Eye Commercial Launch of Zepto

Zepto represents an “innovative, disposable capsulotomy device,” said president and CEO John Hendrick. It does not disrupt the natural flow of cataract procedures or patient flow. Its proprietary cutting edge doesn’t burn tissue (no cautery, thermal burning), but instead cleaves the tissue, providing an “unusual edge to the capsulotomy,” he explained. Finally, the device requires…

CEO John Hendrick on Zepto’s Fast Development

Mynosys Cellular Devices is developing Zepto, a disposable device, used in cataract surgery that uses precision pulse technology. The company notes the device is accurate and creates a reproducible capsulotomy that is quick, safe, and affordable. Zepto consists of a silicon suction cup, a nitinol capsulotomy cutting element and an incision finder/push-rod system. Highlights 01:00…

ClarVista Medical HARMONI Offers “Elegant Simplicity”

ClarVista Medical is a clinical-stage ophthalmic company that is introducing the HARMONI Modular IOL system to help surgeons navigate “the increasingly demanding environment of cataract surgery,” CEO Paul McLean said. Intraocular lens (IOL) design has not undergone a fundamental change in decades, but that’s about to change, he promised. “Until we can solve the dilemma…

Yeu on the Success of the Spotlight on the Premium Channel

Elizabeth Yeu, MD, led the “Spotlight on the Premium Channel” discussion at OIS@ASCRS 2016. In her session, representatives from AcuFocus, Bausch + Lomb, Abbott Medical Optics and Alcon shared information about their current and future pipelines. Dr. Yeu serves as a Corneal, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon at Virginia Eye Consultant and dedicates her time to…

From Mythbuster to Dealmaker

Barry Cheskin, CEO, president and co-founder of PowerVision, provides details on his company’s new partnership with Alcon. Video Highlights: 00:30 – Details on Alcon deal including investment and opportunity to acquire. 01:08 – Combination will help bring Fluidvision 2020 to market even sooner. 01:19 – The Power of OIS 01:25 – Were you looking for…

LensGen

LensGen is a clinical stage company developing an accommodating IOL (AIOL) that mimics the natural human lens and uses the eye’s natural accommodative mechanism to change curvature and provide a continuous range of vision from distance to near. The LensGen AIOL has gone through an extensive design optimization and testing process over the last four…

PowerVision Shows `True Accommodation’

PowerVision has developed a fluid-controlled accommodating intraocular lens (IOL), the FluidVision AIOL, as the first platform to provide “true accommodation” by mimicking the eye’s natural accommodative process to transport fluids inside it, creating true shape change. “This is the first true shape-changing IOL system,” president, CEO, and co-founder Barry Cheskin said, and 36-month results are…