Alcon Science Resource Library

At Alcon, our vision care medical device products, such as our family of multifocal contact lenses, are designed, manufactured and marketed with a body of science developed through rigorous bench research and clinical studies.

At Alcon, our surgical medical device products, such as the WaveLight® suite for Contoura® Vision, are designed, manufactured and marketed with a body of science developed through rigorous bench research and clinical studies.

At Alcon, our vision care medical device products, such as the TOTAL30® (lehfilcon A) monthly replacement contact lens, are designed, manufactured and marketed with a body of science developed through rigorous bench research…

An endoillumination light source must provide adequate and satisfactory illumination, but it must also account for the aphakic hazard experienced by the patient (light-absorbing features of the cornea and the lens are bypassed…

Increased understanding of fluidics has contributed to the evolution of vitrectomy cutters

Implementation of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) into surgical practice may help improve efficiency and enable more patients to be treated, while maintaining excellent efficacy and safety outcomes

Managing ocular surface diseases (OSD), especially dry-eye disease (DED), is critical to improve visual outcomes and patient satisfaction after cataract surgery.

Utilizing accurate Lens Constants for specific IOL models and employing an appropriate new generation IOL formula can improve the refractive outcome of a cataract procedure

Astigmatism occurs when light entering the eye does not converge at a single focal point in the back of the eye, but instead focuses at two different locations.