FDA approves implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to correct near vision

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Title: FDA approves implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to correct near vision

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FDA approves implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to correct near vision

06/29/2016 03:42 PM EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, a device implanted in the cornea (the clear, front surface) of one eye to improve near vision in certain patients with presbyopia. It is the second FDA-approved implantable corneal device for correction of near vision in patients who have not had cataract surgery and the first implantable device that changes the shape of the cornea to achieve improved vision.

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