Alcon Science Resource Library

The most important distinguishing material features of Water Surface Technology lenses are those at the surface of the lens and in particular, surface wettability.

ARGOS^® biometer utilizes swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) technology to measure ocular dimensions

Multifocal (MF) contact lenses are designed to provide functional vision to presbyopic patients of different ages, refractive errors and pupil sizes

Dual-action anti-allergy agents, including olopatadine, utilize two mechanisms of action to provide ocular allergy itch relief: antihistamine and mast cell stabilization

DAILIES Total1^® daily disposable contact lenses feature Water Gradient Technology and SmarTears^® Technology, which provide a lens surface that is highly wettable, soft, and lubricious.

IOL surface and bulk inhomogeneities have the potential to change the lens optical clarity and present as surface haze, subsurface nanoglistenings, or glistenings

Advancements in analog visualization technology have reached a plateau; Digital visualization provides several advantages that can be applied to multiple medical specialties that could not be realized with analog technologies;…

OVDs are essential surgical aids that create and maintain space, coat surfaces, protect ocular tissues, and facilitate the surgical procedure^1,2

Alcon WaveLight^® Topography-Guided LASIK and Zeiss small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE^) treatments are fundamentally very different corneal refractive procedures.