ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: RXST) – RxSight, Inc., an ophthalmic medical device company dedicated to providing high-quality customized vision to patients following cataract surgery, today announced that its Light Adjustable Lens™ system will be the subject of multiple surgeon presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) being held at the San Diego Convention Center on May 5-8, 2023.   

Key papers and presentations include:

Friday, May 5
LAL for Patients Who Desire Presbyopia Correction
Neda Shamie, MD, ABO (1:10 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 6A)

Saturday, May 6
Integrating Small Aperture Technology and Light Adjustable Lenses to Broaden the Patients Able to Attain Decreased Spectacle Dependence
Cathleen M. McCabe, MD (3:35 p.m., Upper Level, Room 20D)

LAL Customized Monovision Will Minimize the Disparity
Nicole R. Fram, MD, ABO (4:23 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 20D)

Sunday, May 7
Refractive Outcomes of Patients with Corneal Astigmatism after Implantation with a Light Adjustable Lens, Toric Lens, or Monofocal Lens
Francesca Kahale, MD; Wassef Chanbour, MD; Jason E. Brenner, MD; Samir A. Melki, MD, PhD (9:20 a.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 1B)

A Retrospective Single-Practice, Single-Surgeon, Multi-Provider Study on the Performance of the Second-Generation Light Adjustable Lens
Avery Zhou, BA, MA; Eva I. Liang, MD, FASC, ABO (1 :35 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 3)

Light Adjustable Intraocular Lens and the Effects of Postoperative Astigmatism on Near Vision
Cory J. Pickett, MSN, FNP-C, COA, CRNO; Sloan W. Rush, MD, ABO; Jason C. Smith, PA (1:40 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 3)

Increased Depth of Focus with the Light Adjustable Intraocular Lens
Cory J. Pickett, MSN, FNP-C, COA, CRNO; Sloan W. Rush, MD, ABO; Jason C. Smith, PA (1:45 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 3)

Refractive and Visual Outcomes in Light Adjustable Lens Surgery Using Fully Automated Manifest Refraction
Andrea Rivas, MD; Erik A. Navas Villar, MD; Nora E. Robledo, OD; Arturo S. Chayet, MD; Maximiliano Barrera-Sanchez, MD; Ivone Curiel Arce, MD; Arie Maya, MD, MHA (1:57 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 3)

Clinical Outcomes of a Light Adjustable Lens in Eyes with Prior Corneal Refractive Surgery
Adam Bleeker, MD; Marlee E. Jones, BSc; Tanner J. Ferguson, MD; Daniel Terveen, MD; John P. Berdahl, MD; Brent A. Kramer, MD; Vance M. Thompson, MD (2:29 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 3)

Multi-Center Study: Visual Outcomes in 143 Patients Bilaterally Implanted with the Post-Op Customizable Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)
John A. Vukich, MD (4:40 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 1B)

Optimizing Vision at All Distances with the Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)
T. Hunter Newsom, MD, ABO; Brian Szabo, DO (4:45 p.m., SDCC, Upper Level, Room 1B)

In addition, numerous surgeons will present their LAL experience at the RxSight booth in the convention exhibit hall (Booth #1911). A schedule of these presentations, which are not affiliated with the official ASCRS program, is available at https://rxsightlal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RxS-ASCRS-Speaker-Schedule.pdf and at the company’s booth throughout ASCRS.

About RxSight, Inc.

RxSight, Inc. is a commercial-stage medical technology company dedicated to improving the vision of patients following cataract surgery. The RxSight® Light Adjustable Lens system, comprised of the RxSight Light Adjustable Lens® (LAL®), RxSight Light Delivery Device (LDD™) and accessories, is the first and only commercially available intraocular lens (IOL) technology that can be adjusted after surgery enabling doctors to customize and deliver high-quality of vision to patients after cataract surgery. Additional information about RxSight can be found at www.rxsight.com.

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