Lens Implants Most Often Implanted Devices

Intraocular Lens Implants (IOL) for Cataract Surgery are the most frequently implanted medical devices in the U.S. according to data from a study by financial news and opinion company 24/7 Wall St. More than 2.5 million artificial lens implants (IOL) are implanted annually as part of Cataract Surgery to treat Cataracts in the U.S. This far outpaces all other types of implanted medical devices. Overall eye and ear devices are the most implanted medical devices in the U.S. with second place going to ear tubes with 715,000 procedures performed yearly. Cataract Surgery with advanced lens implants to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia-the age related focusing problem account for expenditure estimated at between $8 billion and $10 billion per year.