The latest multi-focal lens, Symfony, was launched in the middle of 2014. There is now considerable experience with this lens which is proving to give very good results. Based on Abbott medical optics one piece lens platform it is an extended range lens. This is a new category of lens design which allows people both
The meeting of the European society of Cataract and refractive surgeons met in London this year. It was a very exciting meeting with many companies advertising new and emerging technologies. One of the most exciting prospects is the launch of the new Symfony Lens by Abbott medical optics. This is a design of lens known
Following two years of fund raising Royal Bournemouth Hospital have purchased a virtual reality cataract surgical simulator. This device allows trainee cataract surgeons to practice the skills they need to learn cataract surgery in a safe and accessible environment. This means that they can practice the skills more often and also without the added stress
The annual meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons met in Amsterdam this year in October 2013. It was very well attended and Mr. Kersey took the opportunity to see what new potential techniques were being proposed for the treatment of long and short-sightedness. There were symposia on both of these topics
