AcrySof ReStor Lens Lets Cataract Patients See Both Near and Far, Says Clinical Study

AcrySof ReStor Lens Lets Cataract Patients See Both Near and Far, Says Clinical Study

AcrySof ReStor Lens Lets Cataract Patients See Both Near and Far, Says Clinical Study

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 2004 — Most cataract surgery patients receive monofocal intraocular lenses (IOL), which restore their distance vision but require them to use reading glasses for reading and other close-up activities. The AcrySof ReStor IOL has demonstrated that it can substantially restore the ability to see both near and far, in a Phase III clinical study presented recently at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.

In 566 patients who received the lens, 99% achieved distance visual acuity of 20/40 or better, with 88% seeing 20/25 or better. Regarding near vision, 74% of those who had the implantation in both eyes achieved
20/25 vision. (This means they could read stock quotes printed in a newspaper.) And 85% achieved 20/40 or better vision at intermediate distance (the standard 60 cm distance between a person and his computer screen).

The AcrySof ReStor lens has received approval for marketing in Europe already, and Alcon Inc., the manufacturer, anticipates FDA approval in 2005.