ClearKone® Prescribed to More than 16,000 Patients in 32 Countries

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SynergEyes, Inc., the leader in hybrid contact lens technology, announced that ClearKone®, its second generation hybrid contact lens for irregular corneas, has been prescribed to more than 16,000 patients in 32 countries since the lens became available in late 2009.

The high adoption rate of ClearKone® demonstrates that SynergEyes has successfully developed a hybrid contact lens that fits a broad spectrum of patients with irregular corneas, including emerging to advanced keratoconus; central, oval and decentered cones; RK, PRK and LASIK-induced ectasia; patients that have undergone Corneal Collagen Crosslinking or Intacs® placement; and depending on the specifics of the case, globus keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration. "The success of ClearKone® has enhanced our expansion into countries outside North America. Through Authorized Distributors, we are currently selling ClearKone® in most European countries, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and we are expediting the registration process in Asia and Latin America," says Dave Fancher, Senior Vice President, Global Sales.

The ClearKone® lens utilizes revolutionary hybrid technology to give patients with irregular corneas the excellent visual clarity of a rigid gas permeable contact lens and the all-day comfort and convenience of a soft lens. The patented ClearKone® design is optimized to vault the predominant irregularities of corneal ectasias, thus effectively restoring vision to a vast majority of irregular cornea patients, without compromising comfort or eye health, even in the most challenging cases.

"The ClearKone® hybrid contact lens gives patients with irregular corneas wearing RGP lenses or a piggyback system a new way to have clearer, more stable vision and better comfort," says Dr. Morris Sheffer of Charlotte, North Carolina. "The design of ClearKone® enables the lens to center very well on irregularly shaped corneas, to provide crisper vision than any other contact lens we have tried. Since the lens is designed to 'vault' over the peak of the cornea, the comfort is also greatly improved. Our patients love the improvement in comfort and vision they get with ClearKone®!"

ClearKone® is currently available in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. People can visit http://www.TreatKeratoconus.com to locate a ClearKone® practitioner.

SynergEyes®, Inc. was founded in 2001 with a recognized need for a hybrid contact lens that combined the superior visual acuity of a rigid gas permeable lens with the comfort of a soft contact lens. The patented SynergEyes® hybrid technology with FDA market clearance is providing comfortable clear vision through the services of more than 7000 eye care practitioners worldwide.

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SOURCE SynergEyes, Inc.