Local Eye Lens Maker Looks To Add Itself to Fray

In a story last week, I took a look at the county's makers of intraocular lenses devices that are implanted in the eye to replace the natural lens.

The county is a hub for lens makers, with big names such as Santa Ana-based Abbott Medical Optics Inc. and Bausch & Lomb Surgical in Aliso Viejo dominating the pack.

Then there are several smaller companies quietly rolling along in the background.

Lake Forest-based Revision Optics Inc. is one such company - it is conducting a domestic clinical trial of its Presbylens corneal inlay lens.

Presbylens is different than an intraocular lens in that it is implanted in the cornea - on the surface of the eye - rather than deeper in the eye where the natural lens is.

While intraocular lenses often are used in cataract surgery, Presbylens isn't designed for that, Chief Executive J. Randy Alexander said.