Alcon acquires PowerVision

Alcon has acquired PowerVision, the developer of fluid-based IOLs for cataract surgery patients, according to a press release.
PowerVision’s presbyopia-correcting monofocal lens, which uses the eye’s natural accommodating response to transport fluid in the IOL, allows patients to actively focus on objects. Commercial availability of the IOL will be determined after additional development and clinical trials, the release said.
“As the industry leader in cataract surgery, we’re eager to accelerate development of this potentially breakthrough accommodating lens technology,”

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