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EXPERIENCE WITH THE LENSTEC KH3500 TETRAFLEX LENS. What is Functional Near Acuity?. We Compared The Print Sizes On The ETDRS Near Chart To Commonly Read Print Objects. ETDRS Near Chart. What is Functional Near Acuity?.
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What is Functional Near Acuity? We Compared The Print Sizes On The ETDRS Near Chart To Commonly Read Print Objects
What is Functional Near Acuity? We Couldn’t Find ANY Commonly Read Print Objects With Print Size Of 20/40 (6/12) Or Worse
TETRAFLEX KH 3500-ADVANTAGES • PolyHEMA – Highly Biocompatible • Large optic – 5.75mm • Injectable – Inserted Thru 1.8mm Cartridge • Standard Phaco Technique – No Learning Curve • Square Edge Design
TetraFlex Intended Benefits To Provide Enhanced Distance and Near Vision with an Increased Independence from Corrective Lens Wear
International Data Will Be Compared With1 Month (N = 209) and 6 Month (N = 140) Data Obtained From the U.S. FDA Clinical Trial.
International Exclusion Criteria • Any subject with a preoperative cylinder of >= 2.5 D (Astigmatism) • Any subject requiring corneal relaxing incisions for treatment of astigmatism • Any subject diagnosed with amblyopia preoperatively
INTERNATIONAL DATATETRAFLEX A-IOL 95 Eyes In 42 Patients 36 Are Bilaterally Implanted Follow-up at 6 Months or Later is 81%
US FDA Trial DataUncorrected Near Visual Acuity Newspaper Print Telephone Directory Want Ads
International Data Distance Corrected Near Vision Newspaper Print Telephone Directory Want Ads
US FDA Trial DataDistance Corrected Near Vision Newspaper Print Telephone Directory Want Ads
Bilateral Cases(International) Patients Examined Binocularly
SUMMARY • Tetraflex Provides Good Distance Vision And Demonstrates Enhanced Near Vision • Performs Best When Implanted Bilaterally
How Do the Distance Corrected Near Acuities With the Tetraflex Compare to Standard Monofocal IOLs?
Distance Corrected Near Acuity 1CU vs. ACRYSOF MA 30* Newspaper Print Telephone Directory Want Ads * From Heatley et. al. AJO 2005, 140:207-13
Distance Corrected Near AcuityTETRAFLEX vs. 1CU* vs. ACRYSOF MA 30* Telephone Directory Newspaper Print Want Ads * From Heatley et. al. AJO 2005, 140:207-13
Distance Corrected Near AcuityTETRAFLEX vs. 1CU* vs. ACRYSOF MA 30* Telephone Directory Newspaper Print Want Ads * From Heatley et. al. AJO 2005, 140:207-13
SUMMARY The Tetraflex IOL Provides Enhanced Near Acuity When Compared To Another Accommodative IOL And A Standard Monofocal IOL. It Allows A Large Majority Of Cases To See Commonly Read Small Print Type.