Alcon Archives - Insight

Sixty-nine per cent of event attendees reported feeling worried and anxious about their dry eye. Image: Ilya Andriyanov/Shutterstock.com.

Pharmacists are being called upon to help the millions of Australians suffering dry eye disease in the wake of new ...

PersonalEYES director Associate Professor Chandra Bala.

Clinic becomes Australia’s first to offer latest in LASIK tech

March 22, 2022

Australian ophthalmology network PersonalEYES has become the nation’s first to offer a breakthrough method of measuring and combining data to ...

Chintan Desai (left) will lead Alcon's surgical business in APAC, while Stephanie Waugh will lead the region's vision care franchise.

Alcon announces APAC leadership reshuffle

by Myles Hume

January 28, 2022

Alcon has announced two new appointments to lead the company’s surgical and vision care franchises in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. ...

Alcon has confirmed its new Unity systems are now registered in Australia, and will be commercially available in 2025. Image: Konektus Photo/Shutterstock.com.

Alcon to acquire Hydrus Microstent MIGS device for AU$640 million

by Staff Writer

November 9, 2021

Multinational ophthalmic company Alcon has agreed to acquire privately-owned Californian firm Ivantis – and its Hydrus Microstent minimally invasive glaucoma ...

Dr Nathan Kerr using the NGenuity system at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

Operating in a new dimension with 3D visualisation

by Myles Hume

May 24, 2021

A new era in ophthalmic surgery has dawned with the emergence of 3D visualisation systems. Surgeons discuss how Alcon’s latest ...

Alcon launches breakthrough Vivity IOL in Australia

by Myles Hume

September 22, 2020

Alcon has officially ushered in what some Australian ophthalmologists are calling a new class in presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (IOL) technology ...