New Instrument Invented at Centre for Sight!

Surgeons at Centre for Sight devised an innovative method of lens removal using the Victus Femtosecond Laser demonstrating a statistically significant reduction in time taken to remove the cataract. Quicker removal is safer for the eye and causes less trauma and eye reaction.

The technique named by Sheraz Daya the inventor called “Translenticular Hydrodissection3” was presented at the European Society of Cataract Surgery, Milan 2012 and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Chicago 2013 has received great acclaim by international surgeons.

The video demonstrating the technique won an “Oscar” at the ASCRS film festival in 2013. The technique requires use of a device invented at Centre for Sight and developed in collaboration with Bausch + Lomb. The “Daya Trans-Lens Hydrodissection Cannula” is now commercially available from Bausch and Lomb.