More efficient instruments for cataract surgery

HSLU and Oertli Instrumente AG are developing more efficient instruments for cataract surgery. One and a half million times a year, the instruments of eye surgery specialist Oertli Instrumente AG are used for cataract operations. In cooperation with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, the Rhine Valley company is working on instruments that will make the operation safer and even more efficient. Cataracts are an eye disease that clouds the lens of the eye. If left untreated, it can, in the worst case, lead to blindness. In medical terms, this disease is called 'cataract'. The good news is that cataracts can be operated on.