I’ve been remiss these last few months and have left this blog to lie fallow. There are a number of reasons for this: 1) There is simply very little going on with regard to advanced IOLs in the USA. Even the larger power Alcon Toric IOL has been delayed by the FDA. This IOL is simply an extension of an already existing (and proven) technology. What could possibly take so long? Nothing much to write about there (unless I wish to...
FDA Finally Approves Higher Powers of Alcon Toric IOL
Typical of life’s ironies is that within a day or so of my last post (stating nothing much was going on with advanced IOLs in the US) the FDA would finally approve the higher power toric IOLs from Alcon. What this means is that US patients with higher astigmatism can now have that corrected with an IOL at the same time as cataract surgery. These newer IOL models will correct astigmatism ranging from 2.5-4D (prior models corrected up to two...
