Staar new-tech IOLs
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Staar Surgical's Afinity Collamer Aspheric Single Piece and Elastimide Silicone intraocular lenses join the class of new technology IOLs that qualify for $50 extra payment from CMS based on improved outcomes compared with traditional lenses, the company announces July 24. The bonus payments will expire Feb. 26, 2011. Other lenses with the same special designation for reducing spherical aberrations include AMO's Tecnis, Alcon's Acrysof IQ, Bausch & Lomb's Sofport and Staar's Afinity Collamer Aspheric Three Piece (1"The Gray Sheet" March 24, 2008, In Brief). The Elastimide lens is available immediately, while the Single Piece lens will launch later this quarter, Staar says