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STAAR Surgical Announces Strategic Agreement in U.S. with SharpeVision
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of the EVO family of Implantable
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[{"type":"text","content":" LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSTAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia, and SharpeVision, a premier ophthalmology group with clinics in Seattle, Chicago and Austin, today announced a strategic agreement to provide EVO ICL lenses as a first choice for patients seeking visual freedom from contact lenses and glasses.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240123947715/en/Dr. Matthew Sharpe, SharpeVision (Photo: Business Wire)\nSTAAR Surgical and SharpeVision will collaborate on marketing and education activities to elevate awareness of EVO ICL and significantly increase availability of the lenses to all qualified patients in SharpeVision clinics. STAAR Surgical will also provide additional practice development and clinical support. The initial stage of the collaboration includes a target purchase amount of 1,000 ICL units annually, which represents approximately 25% of the group’s refractive procedure volume.\n\n\n“We are pleased to announce SharpeVision as a new partner under our U.S. Highway 93 go-to-market program initiated in October 2023. Dr. Sharpe is a leading refractive surgeon known for his LASIK clinics who sees the advantage of EVO ICL over laser-based vision correction for his patients and practice alike,” said Tom Frinzi, President and CEO of STAAR Surgical. “Our collaboration will further increase awareness of the patient and practice benefits of EVO ICL, which provides exceptional vision day and night and does not cause dry eye syndrome.”1,2,3\n\n\nThe EVO ICL lens can permanently correct vision without removing corneal tissue and, if desired, is removable by a doctor for added peace of mind. The lens gives the patient flexibility for the future, while also helping to eliminate the hassles of glasses and contact lenses now.\n\n\n“As surgeons like me get more time and experience with any technology, our level of comfort and proficiency grows,” shared Matthew Sharpe, MD, founder and surgeon, SharpeVision. “Given the outstanding outcomes, EVO ICL is now my first recommendation for patients seeking refractive vision correction. The EVO procedure solves many of the limitations we see in LASIK and ...