Corneal inlay

AcuFocus has announced that Gunther Grabner, professor of ophthalmology at the Paracelsus University of Salzburg, Austria, presented data on the five-year postoperative performance of the KAMRA inlay at the recent 26th International Congress of German Ophthalmic Surgeons (DOC) meeting. According to Dr Grabner’s data, at five years following implantation, patients with the inlay continue to have great vision. He reported, on average in the inlay eye patients achieve J2 uncorrected near visual acuity and 20/25 for both uncorrected intermediate and distance visual acuities. Over this same timeframe the fellow, non-implanted eye, in this same cohort of patients lost lines of near, intermediate and distance visual acuity. “This data underscores that the KAMRA inlay is effective over the long-term, delivering a full range of vision and patient satisfaction,” noted Dr Grabner.

“The safety profile for a corneal procedure is much greater than for a lens-based procedure, making the inlay an ideal ‘first choice’ for presbyopic patients. Since the inlay is removable, should it require removal – a rare occurrence at <2 per cent commercially – the patients still have all options available for presbyopia correction.”

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