The Akreos AO lens is a single-piece, foldable acrylic intraocular lens with a four-haptic design and aspheric optics designed to be aberration-free. The company expects to begin shipping the Akreos AO lens to surgical facilities in September 2008.
According to the company, the distinctive properties of the Akreos lens will serve as a pathway to microincision cataract surgery, enabling new lens technologies that can be inserted through smaller incisions.
Surgeons in the US will now have the opportunity to expand their acrylic lens experience by having access to the Akreos AO, the company said.
Brendan Sheil, senior vice president of surgical at Bausch & Lomb, said: “The Akreos AO Lens efficiently delivers visual quality and heightened contrast sensitivity in order to achieve high patient satisfaction. With this result, surgeons can be confident that they are using a technology that improves vision quality and will enhance the lifestyle of their patients.”