Alcon’s SMARTCataract Demonstrates Enhanced Efficiency and Time Savings for Cataract Surgeries
23 April 2022 - 02:00PM
Business Wire
- Data presented at ASCRS 2022 highlights substantial time
efficiencies for cataract surgery planned with SMARTCataract—based
on real-world cases1
- SMARTCataract capabilities now upgraded with connectivity to
ORA SYSTEM with VerifEye+
- Alcon Vision Suite—Alcon’s leading products, digital
solutions and services ecosystem—will be showcased at Alcon’s ASCRS
booth (#1411)
Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated
to helping people see brilliantly, today announced key data that
will be presented at this year’s American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) meeting on its SMART Solutions for
cataract surgery. SMARTCataract is the first application in Alcon’s
comprehensive cloud-based platform uniquely designed for surgical
ophthalmic practices. 2-6 The data shows significant time savings
delivered during the cataract evaluation, planning process,
operating room (OR) and postoperative (post-op) workflow for
cataract patients.1
“SMARTCataract has delivered substantial time savings that
benefit both my practice and my patients,” said Dr. Zachary
Zavodni, Medical Director of The Eye Institute in Utah and lead
investigator for the study. “Beyond driving efficiencies, evolving
our practice to this digital cloud-based application has reduced
tedious manual data entry for my staff, giving us peace of mind
when it comes to accuracy, so I can focus on delivering optimal
outcomes to my patients.”
SMARTCataract links data systems and most diagnostic devices,
including ARGOS® Biometer with Image Guidance, with cataract
surgical equipment, including LenSx® Femtosecond Laser and LuxOR®
Revalia™ Ophthalmic Microscope. Now, the SMARTCataract application
also connects via the cloud to Alcon’s Optiwave Refractive Analysis
(ORA) SYSTEM® with VerifEye+, the only intraoperative aberrometer
on the market. Alcon re-optimizes the ORA SYSTEM’s AnalyzORTM
database of over 2 million cases each quarter with additional
real-world cases to help improve refractive outcomes over
time.7
An Alcon-sponsored study conducted by Dr. Zavodni, “Enhancing
Clinic and Operating Room (OR) Connectivity via a Cloud-Based
Application to Improve Practice Efficiency for Cataract Surgery,”
demonstrates substantial time efficiencies through SMARTCataract’s
surgery planning and OR workflow capabilities.1 The study looked at
the time taken and number of manual data entry transcription points
for the devices in the clinic, OR, online intraocular lens (IOL)
power calculations as well as ORA integration. Time differences in
the diagnostic workup, pre-operative planning, intraoperative
preparation and post-op were calculated and compared between the
traditional workflow and SMARTCataract. Highlights include:
- For non-astigmatic non-post-refractive patients, SMARTCataract
can save a total of 4.3 mins versus traditional methods1
- For post-refractive patients, SMARTCataract can save a total of
13.8 mins versus traditional methods1
- For astigmatic patients, SMARTCataract can save a total of 12.6
mins versus traditional methods1
With the addition of the ORA SYSTEM connectivity and existing
integration with Alcon’s image-guided systems, SMARTCataract
practices no longer have to manually re-enter the data; therefore,
there is potential for additional time savings and reduction of
error.
“We are proud of the latest evolution of our SMARTCataract
application with the ORA integration, which eliminates even more
manual data entry for practices that utilize the only
intraoperative aberrometer to help optimize patient outcomes during
cataract surgery,” said Brian O’Neal, Vice President, Surgical
Digital Health Solutions at Alcon. “We look forward to continuing
to evolve the SMARTCataract application as well as our SMART
Solutions capabilities more broadly—as part of our larger journey
to enable world-class digital experiences to support practice
efficiency while helping people see brilliantly.”
At ASCRS, Alcon will feature a new branding campaign that
underpins the robust offerings of its surgical equipment ecosystem.
The Alcon Vision Suite represents the potential for fully
integrated and connected practices, offering surgeons enhanced
efficiency and accuracy to help improve patient outcomes.2-6
For more information about SMARTCataract please visit
AlconSMARTSolutions.com.
About SMART Solutions
SMART Solutions by Alcon is a comprehensive cloud-based digital
health solutions platform designed specifically for ophthalmology
practices. Through its SMARTCataract application, it enables
automatic evaluation of patient data and surgeon preferences to
make optimized recommendations that improve surgical accuracy and
help surgeons provide better patient outcomes for the treatment of
cataracts. Surgeons and their staff should refer to the equipment
product manuals for Important Product Information.
About ORA
The ORA SYSTEM technology utilizes wavefront aberrometry data to
measure and analyze the refractive power of the eye (i.e., sphere,
cylinder and axis measurements) to support cataract surgical
procedures. Surgeons should refer to the ORA SYSTEM Operator’s
Manual for a complete description of proper use and maintenance as
well as a complete list of warnings and cautions.
About Cataracts
A cataract is a cloudy area in the natural lens of the eye that
affects vision. As a cataract develops, the eye's lens gradually
becomes hard and cloudy, allowing less light to pass through, which
makes it more difficult to see. The vast majority of cataracts
result from normal aging, but radiation exposure, taking steroids,
diabetes and eye trauma can accelerate their development. Cataracts
are the most common age-related eye condition and the leading cause
of preventable blindness.8 Cataracts are treated by removing the
eye's cloudy natural lens and surgically replacing it with an
intraocular lens or IOL. More than 92% of cataract surgeries are
considered successful, and patients typically can return to their
normal routines within 24 hours.9
About Alcon
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye
care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest
portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives.
Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than
260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with
conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and
refractive errors. Our more than 24,000 associates are enhancing
the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with
Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality
eye care. Learn more at www.alcon.com.
References
- Zavodni Z, MD., Li-Chen P, MPH., Saylor M, BA., Cheng H, MSc.
Enhancing Clinic and Operating Room Connectivity Via a Cloud-Based
Application to Improve Practice Efficiency for Cataract Surgery.
ASCRS, Washington D.C. April 22, 2022.
- Alcon Data on File, 2020.
- Blaylock JF, Hall B. Astigmatic results of a diffractive
trifocal toric IOL following intraoperative aberrometry guidance.
Clin Ophthalmol. 2020;14:4373-4378. doi:10.2147/OPTH.S285711.
- Cionni RJ, Dimalanta R, Breen M, Hamilton C. A large
retrospective database analysis comparing outcomes of
intraoperative aberrometry with conventional preoperative planning.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018;44(10):1230-1235.
doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.07.016.
- Van Vliet EJ, Bredenhoff E, Sermeus W, Kop LM, Sol JCA, Harten
WH. Exploring the relation between process design and efficiency in
high-volume cataract pathways from a lean thinking perspective. Int
J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(1):83-93.
doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq071.
- Håkansson I, Lundstr�m M, Stenevi U, Ehinger B. Data
reliability and structure in the Swedish National Cataract
Register. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2001;79(5):518-523.
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0420.2001.790519.
- Alcon Data on File 2022.
- Flaxman, Seth R., et al. (2017). Global causes of blindness and
distance vision impairment 1990-2020: a systematic review and
meta-analysis.
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Cataracts in
Adults: Management. Accessed September 2020.
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