What Doctors Say
Since entering into commercial operation in 1995, The Fred Hollows IOL Laboratory, Kathmandu has exported its products through out the world. The IOLs have been used extensively and have been tested by leading international authorities in ophthalmology. Here’s what some of them who have visited the manufacturing facility in Kathmandu have to say about the Laboratory and its products.

   
“I had a very nice tour of the manufacturing facility. It’s amazing & impressive that the standards are so high. I feel confident now implanting them in the human eye.”

Prof. M. Edward Wilson, MD
Director, Storm Eye Institute, South Carolina, USA

Prof. Wilson is also the executive editor of the American Journal of Ophthalmology. He also serves as a consultant to the National FDA Ophthalmic Device panel of USA.
   

   
“The Intraocular lens manufacturing facility is at par with the best manufacturing facility of the west - beautiful clean-room facility and excellent quality control. So this is a real service not just to the people of Nepal but to other countries as well.”

Prof. David Chang MD

David Chang, M.D., clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco is a leader in cataract surgery technology, techniques, and teaching. He is a terrific source of information and inspiration to practicing physicians and has recently been named to the Cataract Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
   

   
“You have chosen a design (FH106) which we think is an absolute state of art, in terms of surface finish and general SEM appearance I’ve never seen a better lens manufacture”.

Prof David J. Apple MD, USA

Director of the David J. Apple Center for Ocular Biodevices
Dr. Apple is recognized around the world for his contributions to ocular pathology, and in particular, for his work on intraocular lens explants. A noted international lecturer, Dr. Apple is the former chair of ophthalmology at The Medical University of South Carolina’s Storm Eye Institute.