100 Surgeons Provide Gift Of Sight To 100 People In 100 Minutes, Free
Aliso Viejo, CA - In just 100 minutes on April 9, the lives of 100 low-income people in cities and towns across the country will be changed forever as their failing eyesight goes from murky to new-found clarity at all distances with crystalens cataract-lens implants ... free of charge.
Not only can this unique program – Changing 100 Lives in 100 Minutes – dramatically improve patients' eyesight, but many patients may never need eyeglasses again.
Bausch & Lomb, which manufactures the innovative crystalens intraocular lens for cataracts, will donate 100 pairs of these lenses – not generally covered by private insurance or Medicare. Then, from coast to coast, 100 participating ophthalmologists will perform crystalens implantation surgeries simultaneously during the next hour and 40 minutes ... at no additional charge.
This national effort will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. Eastern daylight time with the implantation of the 100,000th crystalens. Crystalens is the only intraocular lens that uses eye muscles to focus in much the same way as the eye's natural lens, and is designed to provide clear vision at all distances ... near, intermediate and far.
The 100,000th crystalens surgery will be performed by Dr. James P. Gills, founder of St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
The crystalens design is based on the human eye and uses the eye muscle to focus on objects at all distances. It is the only lens to use the eye's natural focusing ability and is the first and only such lens to be approved by the FDA. Few crystalens patients have experienced problems with night vision, halos or glare.
We couldn't think of a better way to show our appreciation for the success of the crystalens than to share the gift of sight with people who struggle with cataracts," says Andy Corley, global president of Bausch & Lomb Surgical. "We hope that our contribution ... and the contributions of dedicated surgeons across the country ... make a difference in the lives of these people in need."
For more details about the crystalens Changing 100 Lives in 100 Minutes program or Bausch & Lomb, visit www.crystalens.com or crystalens.info.
SOURCE: Bausch & Lomb