The term "Functional Vision" describes the ability to see clearly while performing daily activities in varying levels of light. The TECNIST IOL is the first and only IOL approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration to improve functional vision.

Based on night driving simulator results in a controlled clinical study, there is likely to be a meaningful safety benefit to elderly drivers with TECNIST lenses, and to the drivers and pedestrians with whom they share the road.

Next-Generation Silicone
• Proven biocompatibility
• No foreign-body giant cells were observed in a 1-year, randomized, comparative trial of parent model 911A
• measuring uveal biocompatibility11
• The Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy rate was 3.3% (14/425) at 1 year in a U.S. clinical study9
• The rate was less that 1% (1/229) in a European clinical studyo.