What are Intraocular Lenses?
Intraocular lenses (IOLs) are a biocompatible material that are surgically implanted to replace or supplement the eye's natural crystalline lens. They have been used in the United States since the late 1960s to restore vision to cataract patients, and more recently are being used in several types of refractive eye surgery. To understand how an intraocular lens works, you need to understand how the eye's natural lenses function.
 The eye works like a camera with two lenses. One lens is the cornea, a clear membrane that covers the front of the eye. The other lens is the eye's natural crystalline lens, which is located behind the pupil. The cornea is responsible for about 70 percent of the eye's focusing power, while the natural lens "fine-tunes" the image before it is focused on the retina at the back of the eye. The retina works like the film in a camera, receiving light images and sending them through the optic nerve to the brain. If both lenses are working properly, the image is focused precisely on the surface of the retina, and the result is perfect "20/20" vision.
What is a Cataract?
A cataract is a clouding of a part of the eye known as the crystalline lens. This is a clear tissue located behind the pupil - the dark circular opening in the middle of the iris or colored part of the eye. It works with the transparent cornea, which covers the eye's surface, to focus light on the retina at the back of the eye. When this lens becomes cloudy, or cataractous, light cannot pass to the retina properly, and vision is blurred and decreased. Surgery to remove the diseased lens is the only effective treatment for a cataract. Neither diet nor medications have been shown to stop cataract formation. Cataract surgery is now a frequently performed operation in most parts of the world. More than one million cataract procedures are performed every year, and in the majority of those cases, the diseased tissue is replaced with artificial devices known as IOL's. Our IOL products may be obtained from a distributor serving your geographic area. To find a distributor serving your area, contact our Customer Service Department at (727)793-0170.
EyeKon Introduces The "Clear View" System
That Promotes Lasting Optical Clarity
"Clear View" is a state of the art molecular testing process to prevent trace materials and extraneous processing material found in Hydrophilic Acrylic lenses that are not fully polymerized. EyeKon's New Natural Clear Lens™ Series Hydrophilic Acrylic material is processed through the "CLEAR VIEW" proprietary testing procedure. This assures you and your patients the comfort that each and every EyeKon Natural Clear Lens™ Hydrophilic Acrylic Intraocular lens meet or exceed the highest quality available in the Ophthalmic industry.
EyeKon is an FDA approved facility, CE Marked, and ISO 13485:2003. EyeKon manufactures for many FDA registered intraocular lens companies and strives to meet the specialized needs of the most skilled ophthalmic surgeons.
We are dedicated to the development and manufacturing of innovative intraocular lenses, using only the finest materials, workmanship and quality control practices. All IOLs are manufactured in the United States.
SINGLE PIECE PMMA IOLs
All lenses are made with the proven ophthalmic implant material of choice, Perspex CQ UV, and Hydrophilic Acrylic materials. EyeKon IOLs meet or exceed the set standards of good manufacturing practices. Our clientele include highly experienced cataract surgeons in the United States and in over 85 countries worldwide.
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