Alcon's AcrySof IQ ReSTOR multifocal toric IOL now in Europe

September 8, 2010

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Alcon launched its AcrySof IQ ReSTOR Multifocal Toric intraocular lens (IOL) during the 2010 European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) annual meeting in Paris, France.

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