Geneva, Switzerland, May 2, 2019 – Alcon, the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, today announced a strategic alliance with MOVU to bring an image-guided biometer to global markets. Based in Santa Clara, California, MOVU, a Santec company, is the manufacturer of ARGOS®, the industry-leading Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT) biometer used to measure eye parameters for patients before cataract surgery.

“We’re excited to work with MOVU to integrate the ARGOS® biometer’s diagnostic testing with Alcon’s Cataract Refractive Suite technologies inside the operating room,” said Jeannette Bankes, President and General Manager of Global Surgical Franchise at Alcon. “In doing so, our goal is to improve patient outcomes through enhanced workflow efficiency and reduced opportunities for transcription errors.”

As envisioned, MOVU’s ARGOS® biometer will gather the required diagnostic measurements by capturing a high- resolution image of each patient’s unique eye. Once captured, the same image used initially for pre-operative planning will be used to provide intra-operative guidance and post-operative assessment reducing potential sources for transcription error typically present in cataract surgery planning and execution. Further, the end-to-end connectivity between ocular biometry and the Cataract Refractive Suite aims to reduce the number of devices inside the clinical office. This results in a more efficient workflow while reducing the need for manual data entry into multiple devices.

MOVU will continue to manufacture ARGOS®, its industry-leading SS-OCT biometer while integrating Alcon’s VERION image-guidance and vision planner software directly into the biometer technology. As part of the alliance, Alcon will be the exclusive distributor of the ARGOS® biometer.

“By integrating Alcon’s image guidance and vision planning technology inside the ARGOS® biometer, we’re excited to bring a comprehensive, efficient solution for surgeons and their patients,” said Daikou Tei, President & CEO at Santec Corporation. “With ARGOS®, our goal is to simplify the cataract surgery procedure making it less manual and cumbersome so that surgeons can achieve the best outcome for patients.”

The ARGOS® biometer with image guidance by Alcon has received CE Mark and Japanese approval, and will be available in select markets including Europe during the second half of 2019. It is currently under FDA review for availability in the United States.

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