{"id":15560,"date":"2020-05-14T07:56:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T06:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rayner.com\/ca\/blog\/rayner-takes-bold-measures-to-prepare-for-nhs-support-once-cataract-surgery-resumes\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T16:08:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:08:36","slug":"rayner-takes-bold-measures-to-prepare-for-nhs-support-once-cataract-surgery-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayner.com\/ca\/rayner-takes-bold-measures-to-prepare-for-nhs-support-once-cataract-surgery-resumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayner Takes Bold Measures to Prepare for NHS Support Once Cataract Surgery Resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Worthing (UK)<\/strong> \u2013 Rayner, the only UK manufacturer of Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) for treating cataracts and last month revealed as a winner of the 2020 Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise (Innovation) for its <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/rayner.com\/ca\/en\/iol\/rayone-family\/\">RayOne IOL injector system<\/a>,<\/span> announced today that it substantially increased IOL production levels between January and April, despite NHS elective surgery being postponed following government safety measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Once restrictions are lifted, the NHS will face a considerable backlog of cataract operations. It is expected that there will be over 150,000 patients in the UK with serious visual impairment awaiting surgical treatment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/rayner.com\/ca\/about-us\/management-team\/management-full-list\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rayner CEO, Tim<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Clover<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">,<\/span><\/span> said \u201cOrdinarily, most companies today aspire for lean \u2018just in time\u2019 manufacturing, sourcing raw materials from all over the globe and maintaining small inventories. We anticipate serious market shortages of key medical technology as a result. At Rayner, we have taken a different view and always tried to support British business by keeping a very narrow supply chain that enables us to weather disruption. Despite our customers\u2019 turbulent circumstances, we also decided to substantially boost our production levels, because for the NHS to cope beyond COVID-19 \u2013 and more specifically, for surgeons to restore the sight of their patients once again \u2013 the NHS needs a robust and reliable UK supply of critical technology like IOLs. We hope that our higher than normal inventory holding will allow us to play a critical role in helping patients get the care they need as a \u2018new normal\u2019 returns to hospital elective surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clover continues \u201cThe UK market makes up a significant part of Rayner\u2019s business. That is why in addition to our production investment, we continue to provide RayPRO \u2013 our free, non-contact telehealth solution delivering real-time patient reported outcomes after cataract surgery in a form that fully supports the UK\u2019s social distancing strategy. We also chose not to furlough our UK sales team but have used this period to invest in several weeks of remote, intensive clinical training to make sure we serve customers even better once normality returns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rayner continues to balance business operations whilst adhering to government guidelines with regards to its critical key medical supply workers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[ENDS]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Cataract Surgery and the NHS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cataract surgery is the most frequently undertaken surgical procedure performed by the NHS<sup>1<\/sup>. In 2019, there were approximately 611,000 cataract operations performed in the UK<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The standard procedure for cataract surgery usually lasts 30-45 minutes<sup>3<\/sup>; the hardened, cloudy natural lens (often referred to as &#8216;the cataract&#8217;) is removed and replaced with a transparent artificial acrylic lens (also known as an Intraocular Lens). On the NHS system, a patient is usually treated with a standard monofocal IOL (although multifocal options are also available to private patients) meaning their distance vision is restored as a result of the operation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Impact of Delaying Cataract Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sight pervades all areas of life. Age-related cataracts not only cause visual difficulty, but can also impact an individual\u2019s independence, quality of life and mental health. It has been shown that there is an association between cataract and depression<sup>4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Visual impairment is also one of the risk factors which can contribute to falls for older people. \u00a0From 2017-2018 there was an average of approximately 18,000 emergency hospital admissions every month in the UK related to falls among patients aged 65 and over<sup>5<\/sup>. Cataract surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of falls in elderly patients with cataract-related visual impairment<sup>6<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Rayner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rayner designs and manufactures Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) as well as other ophthalmic solutions for use across the cataract patient clinical pathway. In partnership with Sir Harold Ridley, Rayner made the world\u2019s first intraocular lens in 1949.<\/p>\n<p>With over 70 years of continuous growth and experience, we remain at the forefront of innovation. We are focused on providing the best visual outcomes for clinicians and patients, and are driven by science to improve performance and safety.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Worthing, United Kingdom, Rayner markets its IOL portfolio and related products worldwide in over 80 countries through a network of distributors as well as direct sales teams in the United Kingdom, USA, Germany &amp; Austria, Italy, Spain and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>For general enquiries or to arrange an interview, please contact Claire Scully, Global Marketing Communications Manager (ClaireScully@rayner.com).<\/p>\n<p>Not all Rayner products are approved for sale in every country. Please contact your local Rayner distributor for details of which products are available in your area.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a92020 Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited. RayOne is a registered trademark of Rayner. EC 2020-46 05\/20<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/Cataract-surgery\/<\/li>\n<li>Freeman B. Market Scope: 2019 IOL Market Report. A Global Analysis for 2018 to 2024. 2019; 261.<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/Cataract-surgery\/<\/li>\n<li>Quigley, C. presented at XXXIV ESCRS Congress (cited McGrath, D. Depression and cataract. Eurotimes Stories, 2017. https:\/\/www.eurotimes.org\/depression-cataract\/)<\/li>\n<li>Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) (cited https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/falls-applying-all-our-health\/falls-applying-all-our-health)<\/li>\n<li>Brannan S et al. A prospective study of the rate of falls before and after cataract surgery. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2003 May; 87(5): 560\u2013562.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worthing (UK) \u2013 Rayner, the only UK manufacturer of Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) for treating cataracts and last month revealed as a winner of the 2020 Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise (Innovation) for its RayOne IOL injector system, announced today that it substantially increased IOL production levels between January and April, despite NHS elective surgery being postponed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[946],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rayner Takes Bold Measures to Prepare for NHS Support Once Cataract Surgery Resumes - 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