IT'S THE ONE TO CORRECT SPHERICAL ABERRATION TO ZERO

The FIRST and ONLY wavefront-designed IOL with claims approved by the FDA for:

• Reduced spherical aberration(1)
• Improved functional vision(1)
• Improved night driving simulator performance(1)
  – Meaningful safety benefit for drivers and pedestrians
  – Improved functional vision for other life situations under low-light conditions

Total Ocular Spherical Aberration of TECNIS® IOL Eyes is Not Significantly Different From Zero(1)*

Mean Spherical Aberration Measurements, 90±15 Days Postoperatively. Lens A9000: N = 25. Lens with spherical optic: N = 24.(1)

• Multiple studies confirm that peak visual performance occurs at age 19, when spherical aberration is zero.(2,3) 
• The human cornea has on average +0.27 microns of spherical aberration throughout life, but spherical aberration of the lens increases with age.(4)
• Clinical data shows that correcting residual spherical aberration to zero results in better visual outcomes and the best depth of field.(5)

Zero spherical aberration = Peak visual performance

Residual Spherical Aberration of Monofocal Lenses (4 mm pupil)(4)*

Image simulated using ZernikeTool, created by George Dai, PhD.

IT'S THE ONE FOR IMPROVED FUNCTIONAL VISION

Improved night-driving simulator performance(1)

TECNIS® IOLs are likely to provide a meaningful safety benefit to elderly drivers(1)

Identification distance at 55 mph(1)

In a simulated night-driving study, the TECNIS® IOL provided an additional 45 feet of identification distance and a ½ second of reaction time over a spherical IOL.(1)

Improvement in MTF over other aspheric lenses(4)

MTF Comparison (5 mm pupil)

In a comparison of lens models at 100 c/mm, modulation transfer function (MTF) of the TECNIS® IOL showed over twice the improvement of the AcrySof® IQ (SN60WF) and over three times that of the SofPort® AO (LI61AO). *Average cornea eye model.

High-quality vision in low-light conditions(4)

TECNIS® IOL	IOL with Residual Spherical Aberration
In aviation-type visual performance testing, vision in low-light (5 mm pupil) conditions was superior with the complete spherical aberration correction provided by the TECNIS® IOL. Actual images as seen in an eye model through the TECNIS® IOL and an IOL with residual spherical aberration.(4)

*The data as it appears here follows the OSA standard and has been changed from the original data to reflect a difference in sign (+or-) that exists between the WASCA measurement and the OSA standard.

The clinical study conducted in 2002 and summarized in the labeling did not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in contrast sensitivity. However, these more recent studies have shown statistically significant improvements in contrast sensitivity function with the TECNIS® IOL.

A comprehensive review and analysis of the published and unpublished studies demonstrates that the TECNIS® IOL provided a significant 38% (p<0.0001) overall improvement in contrast sensitivity results over a variety of control lenses with spherical optics.

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