http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to optometry products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/12/03/bausch-and-lomb-surgical-launches-akreos-mics-lens-for-cataract-patients/ http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/12/03/bausch-and-lomb-surgical-launches-akreos-mics-lens-for-cataract-patients/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:11:31 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/?p=163 The new Bausch and Lomb Akreos MICS lens, already on the market in other countries, is now available for U.S. cataract patients. The lens can be inserted through a tiny, 1.8mm incision, for better wound sealability, reduction in below-the-surface cell loss and reduction in surgery-caused astigmatism, according to the company. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted the New Technology Intraocular Lens designation to the lens for its design that reduces spherical aberration.

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