AcrySof Natural Intraocular Lens Blocks Blue Light

AcrySof Natural Intraocular Lens Blocks Blue Light

FORT WORTH, Texas, January 2004 — According to research, blue light may cause retinal damage, so Texas-based Alcon developed the AcrySof Natural foldable intraocular lens. The lens, which is used to replace a cataract patient’s eye’s natural lens that has become clouded, filters both ultraviolet and portions of high-energy blue light. The yellow-tinted intraocular lens has been available overseas since 2002 but is now FDA-approved for the U.S. market.