Akreos^® MICS

Haptics

The Akreos MICs^® IOL haptic design provides four points of exceptional contact with the capsular bag for excellent stability¹. In a 2010 independent study, it was observed in patients that the mean rotation between the first day postoperatively and 120 to 180 days was 1.93 ± 2.33 degrees, with 96% of IOLs rotating fewer than 5 degrees and 99% rotating fewer than 10 degrees.¹

1. Buckhurst PJ, Wolffsohn JS, Naroo SA, Davies LN. Rotational and centration stability of an aspheric intraocular lens with a simulated toric design. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2010; 36:1523-1528.

Square-Edge Design

The Akreos MICs^® IOL has a square-edge design.¹ Square-edge designs have been shown to have the potential benefit of preventing PCO (posterior capsular opacification) compared to round-edge designs.²

1. Akreos MICs MI60L Directions for Use.
2. Buehl W, Findl O. Effect of intraocular lens design on posterior capsule opacification. J Cataract Refract Surg.2008;34:1976-1985.

Human Optical System

The eye is not a perfect optical system, due to its visual axis not passing through the center of the cornea, pupil, or lens.¹ The pseudophakic eye is naturally decentered with mean pupil displacement measuring 0.37 ± 0.24 mm.²

Clinical studies demonstrate that IOL decentration is omnipresent in cataract surgery, with mean decentration from 0.24-0.53 mm.^3-5

The decentration of an IOL with either positive or negative spherical aberration can induce defocus, astigmatism, and coma.

The Akreos MICs^® monofocal IOL was designed to compensate for the eye’s natural imperfections and deliver outstanding visual outcomes to a wide range of patients.

1. Pepose JS. Crystalens AO: Outstanding Refractive Outcomes With High Quality Vision. Ophthalmology Management. Aug 2010.
2. Rynders M, Lidkea B, Chisholm W, Thibos L. Statistical distribution of foveal transverse chromatic aberration, pupil centration, and angle in a population of young adults. J Opt Soc Am. 1995;12(10):2348-2357.
3. Oshika T., et al. Influence of tilt and decentration of scleral-sutured intraocular lens on ocular higher-order wavefront aberration. Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:185-188.
4. Rosales P, Marcos S. Phakometry and lens tilt and decentration using a custom developed Purkinje imaging apparatus: validation and measurements. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2006 ;23(3):509-520.
5. Baumeister M, Neidhardt B, Strobel J, Kohnen T. Tilt and decentration of three-piece foldable high-refractive silicone and hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses with 6-mm optics in an intraindividual comparison. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005;140(6):1051-1058.

AO Advanced Optic

The AO Advanced Optic is an equi-biconvex, aberration-free design. This design has been shown in other IOLs to minimize reflected light compared to an unequal biconvex design.¹

In an independent study, the advanced optic utilized by the Akreos MICs^® IOL provided patients quality contrast sensitivity and less negative dyphotopsia post-op results compared to a standard hydrophobic acrylic IOL.²

1. Erie JC, Bandhauer, MH, McLaren JW. Analysis of postoperative glare and intraocular lens design. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2001; 27:614-621.
2. Radford S, Carlsson A, Barrett G. Comparison of pseudophakic dyphotopsia with Akreos Adapt and SN60-AT intraocular lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007; 33:88-93.

Micro Incision

The Akreos MICs^® IOL is manufactured to allow for an incision size as small as 1.8mm.¹

1. Data on File. Bausch+Lomb.

Delivery Options

The VIS100 delivery system for Akreos MICs^® IOL utilizes a disposable push-type inserter for single-hand delivery, allowing for 1.8 – 2.4 mm incision sizes.¹

1. Data on file. Bausch+Lomb.

Key Message

The Akreos MICs^® IOL is an aspheric, hydrophilic, aberration-free optic constructed of flexible material for micro-incision cataract surgery.¹ One family. Two designs. Three sizes. Four-point haptic design.²

1. Akreos AO60 Directions for Use.
2. Data on File. Bausch+Lomb.