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VALENS: INNOVATIVE POSTOPERATIVE ADJUSTABLE IOL. VALENS IS AN IOL CRADLE SYSTEM WITH A POSTOPERATIVE, REPEATABLE, ADJUSTABLE LENS POSITION, WHICH ENABLES NON-INVASIVE REFRACTIVE OPTIMIZATION AFTER LENS IMPLANTATION AND WOUND HEALING.
N. Shimoni1,*
1EyeMed Technologies Ltd., Or Yehuda, Israel
Technology: VaLens is an intra-ocular lens cradle system which enables the physician to precisely adjust the power of the lens in a non-invasive postoperative, office-based, simple treatment that can be repeated multiple times.
First intended use: EyeMed’s vision is to guarantee emmetropia and ‘glasses off’ for every lens implanted patient. In about 30% of patients, the patient is left with a residual refractive error causing a deficiency in his/her eyesight due to misalignment of the focal point of the lens. EyeMed’s innovative solution is intended to be implanted in cataract surgeries involving a premium lens and to enable a simple solution to all patients that need a postoperative adjustment after implantation.
Clinical and Economical value: Cataract surgery is the most frequent surgical procedure in medicine today, with about 30M surgeries performed annually. The premium IOL segment sales projection, in 2024, is a $3.1B annual revenues. Growth of premium lens market is mostly impeded because surgeons do not feel confident enough to be able to guarantee perfect vision post surgery. Additionally, surgeons prefer not to deal with the likelihood of post surgery touchups. EyeMed expects to provide a significant competitive advantage to premium lens manufacturers as well as to physicians using its technology.
Competitive advantages: (1) A non-invasive adjustment treatment that reduces risk in comparison to other solutions that require additional surgical interventional procedures; (2) VaLens is adaptive to all lenses’ types – Toric, Monofocal, Multifocal and combinations of them like no other competitor, thus covering all premium IOLs market segments; (3) Enables a repeatable treatment; (4) Does not requir unique expensive capital equipment, like other competitors. All system components are off the shelf, highly affordable and accessible; (5) Simple one time treatment for adjustment that can be performed in every clinic. A smooth patient experience relative to other solutions.