First IC-8 IOL implanted in US pivotal study

In a pivotal study, the first U.S. patient has been implanted with the IC-8 small aperture IOL, according to an AcuFocus press release.
The clear monofocal lens, which has an embedded mini-ring or pinhole in the center to increase a patient’s natural range of vision, will be studied in 475 bilateral cataract patients in the prospective, multicenter, parallel-group study.
Each patient will receive a standard monofocal IOL in one eye and, if visual requirements are met, an IC-8 in the second eye.
“The IC-8 is truly a unique IOL, and (Read more...)

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