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Synthesis of Soft Polysiloxane-urea Elastomers for Intraocular Lens Application
Published on: March 8, 2019
Artificial crystalline lens
Sverker Norrby1, Steven Koopmans, Thom Terwee
1Pharmacia, AMO Groningen BV, Van Swietenlaan 5, Groningen NL-9728 NX, Netherlands. sverker.norrby@amo-inc.com
Abstract:
If presbyopia is caused by hardening of the crystalline lens, replacing it with a material with mechanical properties similar to the young crystalline lens should restore accommodative ability. Such a silicone material has been developed. Refilling the capsular bag with this material results in 3 to 5 D of accommodation in primates in response to pilocarpine.