Surgical
Alcon is the worldwide leader in ophthalmic surgical products, ranging from intraocular lenses to surgeries requiring vitreoretinal systems. More eye care professionals rely on Alcon for surgical products than any other company in the world. Highlighted below are some of our key products.
Cataract Surgery
Cataracts, the leading cause of treatable blindness, result in cloudy vision and develop for a variety of reasons.We offer products in all areas of cataract surgery, including equipment for lens removal and insertion, intraocular lenses (IOLs), solutions and viscoelastics, and sterile surgical kits. For more information about cataract surgery, please visit www.cataractsurgery.com.
AcrySof® IOLs
With over 40 million implants worldwide, AcrySof® lenses are the most frequently implanted in the world, as physicians appreciate the long-term clinical results and unmatched stability of the lens. Recent advances to this line of lenses also address other visual disturbances while correcting for cataracts:
AcrySof® ReSTOR® Aspheric IOL
For patients with cataracts and presbyopia there is the AcrySof® ReSTOR® Aspheric IOL which eliminates the need for spectacles after surgery in most patients. Clinical trials showed that over 80 percent of patients receiving this lens never required glasses for any task following surgery. To learn more about this product, visit www.acrysofrestor.ca.
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AcrySof® Toric IOL
For patients with varying degrees of astigmatism, the AcrySof® Toric IOL delivers precise astigmatic correction you can trust.
Key features:
- Excellent rotational stability
- Significantly reduced absolute residual refractive cylinder
- Significantly improved Uncorrected Distance Visual Acuity
- Significantly improved distance vision spectacle freedom
IOL calculations for the AcrySof® Toric lens can be determined using the AcrySof® Toric Calculator at www.acrysoftoriccalculator.com.
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AcrySof® IQ IOL
For patients with cataracts and spherical aberration there is the AcrySof® IQ lens, which corrects both conditions simultaneously.
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INFINITI® Vision System
The INFINITI® Vision System allows physicians to provide patients with customized cataract surgery. This approach combines unparalleled fluidics with two unique energy delivery systems, providing surgeons increased efficiency and the ability to customize cataract lens removal to each patient. The system's OZil® Torsional Handpiece delivers side-to-side, oscillating ultrasonic movement, enhancing surgeon control during surgery. Increased surgical control delivers greater potential for obtaining better surgical outcomes and safety than with traditional cataract removal technologies. To learn more about this product, visit www.infinitivision.com.
DisCoVisc® Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device (OVD)
DisCoVisc® Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device is the first cohesive and dispersive viscoelastic to combine higher viscosity cohesives and lower viscosity dispersives in a single syringe to provide superior retention, space maintenance and visual clarity during all key phases of cataract surgery. Additionally, it is easily removed at the end of surgery.
DuoVisc® Viscoelastic System
DuoVisc® Viscoelastic System provides the dispersive benefits of VISCOAT® Viscosurgical Device and the cohesive benefits of ProVisc® Viscosurgical Device in one disposable package. The use of VISCOAT® viscoelastic solution in the initial phases of surgery takes advantage of the solution's tissue protection properties. The properties of ProVisc® viscoelastic material during the later phases of the surgery make it better suited for the expansion of the capsular bag and implantation of the intraocular lens following the cataract extraction. The separate syringes enable surgeon personalization of application to achieve optimum surgical control.
Custom-Pak® Surgical Packs
Alcon Custom-Pak® Surgical Packs contain a customized single-use surgical procedure tray and consumable products used by eye surgeons for specific ophthalmic procedures. Each individual Custom-Pak® tray is manufactured to the surgeon's unique specifications and contains virtually every item needed for a single surgery. Additionally, the materials are packed in the exact sequence requested by the surgeon to support the surgical procedure.
BSS® PLUS Surgical Solution
Used in cataract and vitreoretinal surgical procedures, this irrigating solution helps to maintain ocular structure and tissue hydration of intraocular tissues during surgery.
Vitreoretinal
Vitreoretinal surgeries treat conditions of the retina such as retinal detachment, intraocular tumors, severe eye trauma and ocular complications of diabetes or sickle cell disease.
Accurus® Surgical System
The Accurus® Surgical System, with 3D technology, provides surgeons a higher level of control to make posterior, anterior and combined surgeries more efficient. With options for micro-incision vitrectomy surgery in 20-gauge, 23-gauge and 25-gauge, the Accurus® Surgical System allows the surgeon to choose the best option for each patient. The Accurus® Xenon Illuminator offers the surgeon enhanced illumination during vitreoretinal surgery. For more information about this product, visit www.accurus.com.
Eyelite® 532nm Photocoagulator
The Eyelite® 532nm Photocoagulator provides an exceptional combination of performance, solid-state reliability, versatility, and portability, all in one system. The system is also supported by a wide range of high quality laser probes, an advanced technology laser indirect ophthalmoscope (LIO AT), and is compatible with a wide variety of slit lamps. For more information about this product, visit www.eyelitelaser.com
Grieshaber® Instrumentation
The Grieshaber® line of intraocular instrumentation offers the quality, reliability and precision surgeons expect in both reusable and single-use models. With various handle styles to choose from as well as a variety of tips for each procedure, Grieshaber® surgical instruments give surgeons options to select the instrumentation that meets their needs for vitreoretinal surgery.