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intraocular lens

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intraocular lens

(IOL) thin plastic disc similar to a contact lens inserted through an incision in the eye to replace the clouded lenses of cataract sufferers.



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Tokyo, Japan, June 13, 2006 - (JCN) - Canon Staar, an affiliate of Canon Marketing Japan, announced on June 13 that it and NIDEK have succeeded in commercializing Acrylic Preset IOL System, an acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) system for treating cataract.
Canon Staar, NIDEK Succeed in Commercializing Acrylic IOL System by JCNN News Summaries
Staar made its name in the early 1990s by marketing the first foldable intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract surgery.
Ophthalmologist's vision realized in implantable contacts by Crowe, Deborah / Los Angeles Business Journal
Rather, he's an eye surgeon, internationally recognized as an authority on cataract extractions, who's performed more cataract and intraocular lens implant surgeries than anyone else in the world.
James P. Gills, M.D by Mellskog, Pam / Vibrant Life
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