Trifocal toric IOL launched in Europe

The new AcrySof IQ PanOptix toric IOL (Alcon) corrects presbyopia and astigmatism, offering patients a full-range of vision.

“Without innovations like this, many of my patients undergoing cataract surgery still need to rely on glasses or contact lenses to correct near vision issues or astigmatism post-surgery,” said Dr. Thomas Kohnen, professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe-University Frankfurt. “The availability of vision correction options like the AcrySof IQ PanOptix Toric IOL helps them get back to driving, reading books and using electronic devices without contacts or eyeglasses with tolerable side effects in comparison with previous technologies.”

The new trifocal IOL was grated CE mark approval in November 2016, and is now available in Spain, Portugal and Chile.

The lens combines the trifocal optic as the AcrySof IQ PanOptix IOL on the front surface and toric astigmatic correction on the back, providing an intermediate focal point at 60 cm.