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Ocumetics Announces Successful Manufacture of Accommodating Intraocular Lens Designed to Respond to Muscle Activity That Changes the Focus of the Human Eye
(TheNewswire) Calgary, Alberta – TheNewswire - August 29, 2024 - Ocumeti...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ocumetics Announces Successful Manufacture of Accommodating Intraocular Lens Designed to Respond to Muscle Activity That Changes the Focus of the Human Eye\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Calgary, Alberta\n \n\n –\n \n\n TheNewswire -\n \n\n August 29, 2024 - Ocumetics Technology Corp. (“\n \n\n Ocumetics\n \n\n ”)\n(\n \n\n TSXV: OTC) (OTCQB: OTCFF) (FRA: 2QBO), a\npioneer in vision enhancement technology, is pleased to announce the\nsuccessful fabrication of an intraocular lens (IOL) that is designed\nto respond to muscle activity that controls the curvature of the\nnatural lens in the human eye.  This achievement puts Ocumetics one\nstep closer to the first human implantation scheduled to occur in\nearly 2025.\n \n\n\n\n Accommodation is the ability to change the focus of the\neye from distance to near.  Accommodation is based on the ability of\nthe natural lens of the eye to change its shape in response to forces\nexerted by the ciliary muscles, which surround the natural lens of the\neye.\n \n\n\n\n The Ocumetics accommodating IOL is designed to respond\nto these same natural forces by changing its shape in a way that\nchanges its curvature and ultimately, its focus from near objects to\nobjects in the distance.  Using a precise measuring device called the\nIOLA, physiologic compression forces like the ones in the human eye\nwere found to change the focal point of the Ocumetics lens from\ndistance to a point a few inches away, which is similar to the ability\nof a 10-year-old person to accommodate.\n \n\n\n\n “The results of this laboratory experiment validate\nthe design of the Ocumetics accommodating IOL that has been\ntheoretical, up until this point,” commented Dr. Garth Webb, Chief\nScientist at Ocumetics, who has been working on design details of this\nlens for more than a decade.\n \n\n\n\n “We believe this achievement will catapult Ocumetics\nto the forefront of accommodating lens design,” said Dean Burns, CEO\nof Ocumetics.  “It is extremely satisfying to witness Dr. Webb’s\naspiration become a reality.”\n \n\n\n\n Demonstration of accommodation in response to forces\nbelieved to be generated in the human eye is an essential step toward\nfinalization of lens design for the upcoming fi...