Rayner Expands RayOne Portfolio with Company's First Blue Light Filtering IOL

Rayner announced the launch of the RayOne Hydrophobic BLF, Rayner’s first blue light filtering IOL.

Made of its proprietary ultra glistening-free hydrophobic material, RayOne Hydrophobic BLF expands Rayner’s RayOne lens portfolio from seven to eight variants. The lens provides surgeons the option to offer patients a blue light filtering IOL that could help to protect the retina from potentially harmful blue light, and may be useful in reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in pseudophakic eyes.

“Over a third of all lenses implanted have blue light filtering properties so we are thrilled to supplement our RayOne Hydrophobic solution with the new BLF variant, and offer surgeons the choice between clear and yellow IOL options," Rayner CEO, Tim Clover, said in a company news release.

Packaged in Rayner’s fully preloaded injector system, RayOne Hydrophobic BLF benefits from the same aspheric aberration-neutral optic design and patented Cornerstone tabs as the clear variant, which combine with anti-vaulting haptic technology to create stability once inside the capsular bag. Rayner’s hydrophobic material is not dependent on the temperature within the operating theatre, so it arrives ready-to-use with no warming or waiting needed for an efficient surgical procedure.

Unlike some blue light filtering IOLs, RayOne Hydrophobic BLF does not block all blue light, a small amount is still transmitted through the lens to stimulate the natural circadian rhythm for a healthy sleep-wake cycle, according to Rayner. 

RayOne Hydrophobic BLF is now commercially available from 0.0 D to +32.0 D in CE certificate-accepting countries.

To learn more, visit www.rayner.com/BLF

Dr. Till C. Werner, ophthalmic surgeon at Dr. Werner & Kollegen in Germany, implanted the world’s first RayOne Hydrophobic BLF on November 2, 2021 as part of the pre-launch evaluation.