Advanced IOL technologies leading to improved image quality

The AcrySof Natural IOL has been available since 2003 and has been well received worldwide. The lens has the same biomechanical and biochemical properties of the AcrySof Single Piece with the addition of a blue light filtering chromophore. The lens attenuates the lower visible light wavelengths that have been demonstrated to be damaging to retinal cells in cultures and in animal models. The FDA clinical studies with the AcrySof Natural demonstrated that the addition of the chromophore did not affect visual acuities, color vision and contrast sensitivity, in both photopic and mesopic conditions, when compared to…