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06-30-2016, 10:14 PM
Raindrop Near Vision Inlay Reshapes Cornea to Help Eye Focus
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The FDA issued approval to ReVision Optics, a company out of Lake Forest, CA, for its Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, a device designed to reshape the cornea to help people with presbyopia see nearby objects.
The tiny hydrogel device is implanted in an outpatient procedure. It looks like a contact lens, but is only 2mm in width and 32 micrometers in thickness. A laser is used to create a flap within the cornea and position the Raindrop under it. The new shape of the cornea helps the eye adjust and focus, essentially doing something that a healthy*eye should be doing on its own.
It was tested in a clinical trial of almost 400 people who received the implant, demonstrating that 92% of patients who were evaluated had 20/40 or better vision at near distances two years after the procedures.
It’s intended for people 41 to 65 years old who have **t had cataract surgery, but who really don’t like wearing reading glasses.
Here’s a promo video for a*clinical trial involving the Raindrop:
Flashback:*The PRESBYLENS Corneal Inlay: An Adjustable Device for Presbyopia… (http://www.medgadget.com/2007/05/the_presbylens_corneal_inlay_an_adjustable_device_ for_presbyopia.html)
Product page: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay… (http://revisio**ptics.com/what-is-raindrop/)
Via:*FDA… (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAn**uncements/ucm509315.htm)
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The FDA issued approval to ReVision Optics, a company out of Lake Forest, CA, for its Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, a device designed to reshape the cornea to help people with presbyopia see nearby objects.
The tiny hydrogel device is implanted in an outpatient procedure. It looks like a contact lens, but is only 2mm in width and 32 micrometers in thickness. A laser is used to create a flap within the cornea and position the Raindrop under it. The new shape of the cornea helps the eye adjust and focus, essentially doing something that a healthy*eye should be doing on its own.
It was tested in a clinical trial of almost 400 people who received the implant, demonstrating that 92% of patients who were evaluated had 20/40 or better vision at near distances two years after the procedures.
It’s intended for people 41 to 65 years old who have **t had cataract surgery, but who really don’t like wearing reading glasses.
Here’s a promo video for a*clinical trial involving the Raindrop:
Flashback:*The PRESBYLENS Corneal Inlay: An Adjustable Device for Presbyopia… (http://www.medgadget.com/2007/05/the_presbylens_corneal_inlay_an_adjustable_device_ for_presbyopia.html)
Product page: Raindrop Near Vision Inlay… (http://revisio**ptics.com/what-is-raindrop/)
Via:*FDA… (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAn**uncements/ucm509315.htm)
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