Tufts New England Eye Center
in Boston, Today Announced that the Crystalens™ Procedure Can Now be Privately
Purchased by Medicare Beneficiaries
by William Sacco
Tufts New England Eye Center, today announced that the crystalens™
procedure can now be privately purchased by Medicare beneficiaries. Crystalens
is the first and only FDA-approved naturally focusing (accommodating)
vision-correction lens replacement for adults with cataracts and presbyopia.
Tufts New England Eye Center, today announced that the crystalens™ procedure
can now be privately purchased by Medicare beneficiaries. Crystalens is the
first and only FDA-approved naturally focusing (accommodating) vision-correction
lens replacement for adults with cataracts and presbyopia.
Crystalens is the most advanced intraocular lens (IOL) currently available, yet
the previous Medicare reimbursement policy did not allow its beneficiaries to
opt for this advanced technology for cataract surgery. Culminating a five-year
effort, Eyeonics led the way in affecting this policy change, working with U.S.
Congressman Christopher Cox (Newport Beach, Calif.), the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, physicians and ophthalmic industry leaders.
“More than 2.2 million cataract surgeries are performed each year on patients
age 65 and over,” said J. Andy Corley, co-founder, chairman and CEO of eyeonics.
“Yet as vision technologies advanced, Medicare reimbursement did not keep pace.”
“This policy change is an important move that now allows patients the right to
choose a vision correction procedure that best meets their lifestyle and visual
needs. Now, the doctors at Tufts New England Eye Center are able to offer their
Medicare patients innovative technologies such as the crystalens,” said
ophthalmologist Helen K. Wu, MD, of the Tufts New England Eye Center in Boston.
Seniors on Medicare now can choose the presbyopia correcting crystalens, which
focuses and moves in the eye like the natural lens thanks to its proprietary
accommodating characteristics. The crystalens is designed to treat two
conditions: cataract removal with lens replacement (a procedure covered by
Medicare) and presbyopia (a non-covered service). Patients who select crystalens
will receive the standard Medicare reimbursement for cataract surgery, and can
now pay privately for the presbyopic portion of the treatment.
Presbyopia is an inevitable age-related eye condition that makes it difficult to
read or see objects up-close without the use of reading glasses. Presbyopia is
the first sign of a cataract and is the most prevalent eye condition in America.
It causes the crystalline lens to increasingly stiffen, lose flexibility and
cloud, diminishing its focusing ability.
Crystalens corrects vision at all distances and in most cases eliminates the
need for glasses and contacts for everyday tasks. Its ability to focus at all
distances frees most patients from the need for glasses following cataract
surgery. In clinical trials, nearly three-times the number of patients (85
percent) who received the crystalens could see at all distances compared to a
standard IOL.
“This ruling greatly expands the market opportunity for crystalens now that
doctors can offer a presbyopic treatment to their Medicare patients with
cataracts,” said Corley. “This policy change would not have been possible
without the support and efforts of Congressman Cox. Medicare beneficiaries now
have the same access to this new technology that was previously available only
to non-Medicare patients.”
About New England Eye Center
New England Eye Center is located in the heart of Boston’s Theater district
above the Wang Center and is affiliated with the Tufts New England Medical
Center. New England Eye Center is a leading provider of Laser Vision Correction
in Greater Boston and New England. The Eye Center offers the Crystalens
procedure along with LASIK, CK, PRK and other vision correction procedures. The
staff includes Drs. Helen Wu and Michael Goldstein both Board Certified Cornea
specialists. For more information about the New England Eye Center, go to
www.mylasikdoc.com .
About crystalens
The crystalens is the result of more than 14 years of research and development
by J. Stuart Cumming, M.D., F.A.C.S., and was approved by the FDA in November
2003. More than 24,000 lenses have been implanted worldwide to date. During
clinical trials, all of the patients who received the crystalens greatly reduced
their need for corrective lenses or eyeglasses. The patented crystalens
technology is designed to allow the lens to move in the eye in a manner similar
to the natural lens. By using the eye’s muscle to move the lens back and
forwards naturally, patients can focus through a continuous range of vision
including near, far and everywhere in between. All other intraocular lenses are
designed to remain fixed in the eye. For more information about the crystalens
go to
www.crystalens.com
About eyeonics inc
eyeonics is a privately held medical device company headquartered in Aliso
Viejo, Calif., founded in 1998. eyeonics is committed to developing a new class
of visual enhancement systems that will enable patients to see up close, far
away and all distances in between. For more information about eyeonics, inc., go
to
www.eyeonics.com.
www.mylasikdoc.com
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