How enVista Aspire performs in everyday practice

Real-world and patient-reported outcomes across multiple surgeons and centers — broad depth of focus from distance to intermediate, refraction landing close to target, and low dysphotopsias.

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using enVista Aspire in everyday practice

Across recent studies — many surgeons, many centers, everyday cataract patients — enVista Aspire's outcomes are consistent: patients see across the range from distance to intermediate, and most function comfortably without glasses for those distances. Here is what patients and surgeons actually report.

In everyday practice, Aspire patients had good distance vision and functional intermediate vision — with most needing glasses only for near tasks.

enVista Aspire intraocular lens

Spectacle independence is high for distance and intermediate (~99%); near is partial (~50–61%). enVista Aspire is an enhanced monofocal, often targeted for mini-monovision, not a presbyopia-correcting lens.

In a real-world study of 87 patients, patients reported low symptom burden (glare ~8%; halos and starbursts ~1% each).

  1. Mahootchi, ASCRS 2026 — Real-world retrospective study, n=87
  2. Dackowski, ASCRS 2026 — Ambispective patient-reported cohort, n=82
Supporting Data

What the real-world evidence shows

Real-world visual acuity and safety outcomes

Outcome 1

Consistent range of vision across 88 eyes and 6 surgeons

Multicenter real-world cohort, 54 patients / 88 eyes, 6 surgeons

Monocular CDVA 97% ≥20/25 (100% binocular)
Monocular UIVA 77% ≥20/32 (100% binocular)
Mean MRSE -0.06D
No glistening or serious adverse events reported* *Through 4 Month's Follow-up

Across the same six-surgeon cohort, mean surgeon-reported satisfaction was 9.2/10 for lens qualities and 9.3/10 for outcomes, and all surgeons said they would recommend the lens.

3. McCabe, ASCRS 2026
4. Patterson, ASCRS 2026

Outcome 2

Good safety profile in a 94-eye cohort

Safety/efficacy chart review, 94 eyes

1.1% CME
1.1% IRITIS
4.3% PCO / YAG

5. Riaz, ASCRS 2025

Outcome 3

A case series shows the same pattern

Case series 23 pts/37 eyes, 2 centers

37 Eyes / 23 Patients
93.5% Monocular CDVA
89.7% Monocular UIVA ≥20/30

6. Mercado, ASCRS 2026

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enVista Aspire & enVista Aspire™ toric hydrophobic acrylic IOLs Indications and Important Safety Information

INDICATIONS:

The enVista Aspire™ hydrophobic acrylic IOL (non-preloaded model: EA / preloaded into shuttle models: EPA, EC20A, EC24A) is indicated for primary implantation in the capsular bag of the eye in adult patients for the visual correction of aphakia following removal of a cataractous lens.

The enVista Aspire™ toric hydrophobic acrylic IOL (non-preloaded model: ETA / preloaded into shuttle models: ETPA, ETC20A, ETC24A) is indicated for primary implantation in the capsular bag of the eye in adult patients for the visual correction of aphakia and corneal astigmatism following the removal of a cataractous lens for improved uncorrected distance vision.

DEVICE DESCRIPTION:

The enVista Aspire and enVista Aspire toric IOLs use an optical modification of the posterior aspheric surface to create a small continuous increase in IOL power within the central 1.5 mm diameter to slightly extend the depth of focus. However, clinically meaningful extension of the depth of focus has not been demonstrated in clinical trials.

WARNINGS:

enVista Aspire and enVista Aspire toric IOLs: Physicians considering IOL implantation under any of the following circumstances should weigh the potential risk/benefit ratio: (1) Recurrent severe anterior or posterior segment inflammation or uveitis; (2) Patients in whom the IOL may affect the ability to observe, diagnose, or treat posterior segment diseases; (3) Surgical difficulties at the time of cataract extraction, which might increase the potential for complications (e.g., persistent bleeding, significant iris damage, uncontrolled positive pressure, or significant vitreous prolapse or loss); (4) A distorted eye due to previous trauma or developmental defect in which appropriate support of the IOL is not possible; (5) Circumstances that would result in damage to the endothelium during implantation; (6) Suspected microbial infection; (7) Patients in whom neither the posterior capsule nor zonules are intact enough to provide support.

enVista Aspire toric IOL only: Rotation of the IOL away from the intended axis can reduce its astigmatic correction. Misalignment greater than 30° may increase postoperative refractive cylinder. If necessary, IOL positioning should occur prior to capsule fibrosis and IOL encapsulation.

PRECAUTIONS:

1. Neither the safety and effectiveness, nor the effects of the Aspire IOL optical design on depth of focus, contrast sensitivity, and subjective visual disturbances (glare, halo, etc.) have been evaluated clinically. MTF testing of the Aspire IOL optical design (used in model ETA) may aid the surgeon in understanding the theoretical image quality expected with the Aspire IOL compared to the enVista monofocal IOL MX60E. However, these do not fully assess all aspects of clinical difficulties under all conditions. Surgeons must weigh the potential benefits of the modified optical design of the Aspire IOL (model ETA) against the potential for risks associated with a degradation in vision quality and the lack of clinical data to characterize the impact of the Aspire IOL optical design on contrast sensitivity and subjective visual disturbance. These considerations may be especially relevant to patients with certain pre-existing ocular conditions (prior corneal refractive surgery, irregular corneal astigmatism, severe corneal dystrophy, macular disease, optic nerve atrophy, etc.) or intraoperative conditions (posterior capsular rupture, complications in which the IOL stability could be compromised, inability to place IOL in capsular bag, etc).

2. The safety and effectiveness of the IOL have not been substantiated in patients with pre-existing ocular conditions and intraoperative complications. Careful preoperative evaluation and sound clinical judgment should be used by the surgeon to decide the benefit/risk ratio before implanting an IOL in a patient with one or more of these conditions. Physicians considering IOL implantation in such patients should explore the use of alternative methods of aphakic correction and consider IOL implantation only if alternatives are deemed unsatisfactory in meeting the needs of the patient.

3. Patients with preoperative problems, such as corneal endothelial disease, abnormal cornea, macular degeneration, retinal degeneration, glaucoma, and chronic drug miosis may not achieve the visual acuity of patients without such problems. The physician must determine the benefits to be derived from IOL implantation when such conditions exist.

Adverse Events: As with any surgical procedure, there is risk involved. Potential complications accompanying cataract or implant surgery may include, but are not limited to the following: corneal endothelial damage, infection (endophthalmitis), retinal detachment, vitritis, cystoid macular edema, corneal edema, pupillary block, cyclitic membrane, iris prolapse, hypopyon transient or persistent glaucoma, and secondary surgical intervention. Secondary surgical interventions include but are not limited to: lens repositioning, lens replacement, vitreous aspiration or iridectomy for pupillary block, wound leak repair, and retinal detachment repair.

CAUTION: Federal law restricts these devices to sale by or on the order of a physician.
ATTENTION: This is not all you need to know. Please refer to the enVista Aspire and enVista Aspire toric IOL Directions For Use labeling for a complete listing of indications, full risk and safety information, clinical study information, etc.

References* and disclosures

  1. Mahootchi A. Spectacle Independence and Patient-Reported Photic Phenomena Following the Implantation of an Enhanced Monofocal IOL: A Real-World Study. Presented at ASCRS 2026.
  2. Dackowski E, Micheletti M. Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Bilateral Implantation of an Enhanced Monofocal IOL. Presented at ASCRS 2026.
  3. McCabe C. A Retrospective Real-World Evidence Study of the Performance of an Enhanced Non-Toric Monofocal Intraocular Lens in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. Presented at APAO 2026.
  4. Patterson MD, Stephenson PD. Performance of an Enhanced Monofocal Intraocular Lens in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Real-World Study. Presented at ASCRS 2026.
  5. Riaz K. Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Monofocal Plus Intraocular Lens With Intermediate Optimized Optics: A Real-World Study. Presented at ASCRS 2025.
  6. Mercado CL, Donnenfeld ED. Real-World Case Series: Performance of a Non-Toric Enhanced Monofocal Intraocular Lens in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. Presented at ASCRS 2026.

*Congress presentations, not peer reviewed manuscripts


Author disclosures

The McCabe/Patterson study was sponsored by Bausch + Lomb, Inc.; medical-writing support was funded by Bausch + Lomb, Inc. C. McCabe is a Strategic Medical Advisor for Bausch + Lomb. The Patterson/Stephenson poster (same cohort as McCabe) carries no separate disclosure statement. Mahootchi reported no disclosures. No disclosure or sponsorship statement was reported in the source presentations for Dackowski/Micheletti, Riaz, or Mercado/Donnenfeld.