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Visian ICL In The News

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Staar Surgical Announces FDA Approval of the Visian Toric ICL for the Correction of Myopia with Astigmatism Staar Surgical announced that the FDA has granted approval of the PMA supplement for the Visian Toric ICL for the correction of myopia with astigmatism. This approval represents an expansion of the Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) product line for the correction of refractive error in patients with both myopia and astigmatism. “Our toric lens can treat a much larger range of astigmatism—up to 4 diopters—with a single procedure, significantly benefiting the patient,” Caren Mason, President & CEO of Staar Surgical, said in an … Read more…

Avoiding Flap Complications

Laser vision correction has come full circle from its beginnings with surface phototherapeutic keratectomy and PRK. The field advanced to lamellar refractive surgery with LASIK emerging as the dominant procedure. Today, interest in advanced surface ablation has re-emerged with LASEK and other methods. Surface procedures offer several advantages compared with lamellar methods, particularly because the former avert rare but potentially devastating complications. Creating the permanent LASIK flap has been associated with the induction of higher-order aberrations and decreased corneal sensitivity as well as an increase in dry eye syndrome, striae, diffuse lamellar keratitis, infection, epithelial in-growth, and other intraoperative hurdles. … Read more…