Yahoo

A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

Thin, simple diffractive lenses are notorious for their blurry images, so they have never been used in astronomical observatories. But if you could improve their clarity, using diffractive lenses ...
Healio

Refractive lens exchange with diffractive multifocal IOL yields good contrast sensitivity

Patients who underwent refractive lens exchange with a diffractive multifocal IOL had contrast sensitivity comparable with that of preoperative levels under photopic and mesopic lighting conditions.
Healio

Will diffractive optics continue to be the mainstay for presbyopia correction?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Twelve years ago at the AECOS meeting, a program chair asked the audience if in 10 years we would be able to ...
Medscape

Implanted Diffractive Lens May Result in Excellent Vision

Oct. 27, 2004 (New Orleans) — New data from a European trial of the AcrySof ReSTOR MA60D3 intraocular lens (IOL) shows that overall 74% of bilateral cataract patients did not use glasses for near or ...
Nature

Primary posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis combined with diffractive multifocal intraocular lens implantation

To evaluate the effect of mild posterior capsule opacity (PCO) on visual acuity (VA) in eyes implanted with a diffractive multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) compared with a monofocal IOL, and the ...
New Atlas

Ultra-thin, flat lens could slim your smartphone and camera

Engineers at the University of Utah have developed a new method of creating optics which are flat and ultra-thin, yet can still bend light to a single point like traditional lenses. It's hoped the ...
Digital Trends

Canon could use Diffractive Optics tech to shrink a 1,000mm lens to half its size

It’s not uncommon to see patented products never make it off paper. But if Canon’s latest lens patent is anything to go by, Canon could soon have one of the most impressive super-telephoto lenses on ...
Business Wire

Alcon Announces Launch of AcrySof IQ Vivity, the First and Only Non-Diffractive Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens in the U.S.

Latest addition to Alcon’s intraocular lens (IOL) portfolio expands surgeons’ presbyopia-correcting IOL (PC-IOL) offerings Vivity X-WAVE technology delivers extended range of vision while maintaining ...
Business Wire

Alcon Announces European Launch of Vivity, the Only Presbyopia-correcting Intraocular Lens With X-WAVE Technology

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcon (SIX/NYSE:ALC), the global leader in eye care announced AcrySof® IQ Vivity®, a first-of-its-kind intraocular lens (IOL) is now commercially available in select European ...
Ars Technica

A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb

Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether any of these planets are home to life. To find the answer, astronomers will ...
Nasdaq

Alcon Announces Launch of AcrySof IQ Vivity, the First and Only Non-Diffractive Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens in the U.S.

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, has commercially launched the first and only non-diffractive extended depth ...