AcrySof Toric launch
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Alcon aims to launch the intraocular lens - indicated for cataract patients with pre-existing corneal astigmatism - in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons in March 2006. The firm announced FDA approval of the lens Sept. 20. The company's AcrySof ReStor lens received a favorable CMS decision in May (1"The Gray Sheet" May 16, 2005, p. 3)...