TECLens Company Research Report
Company Overview
- Name: TECLens, Inc.
- Mission: To deliver a unified platform technology offering lifelong therapeutic and refractive care, aiming to transform the landscape of vision care worldwide.
- Founded: 2013
- Founders: No information is available
- Key People:
- Thomas Dunlap - Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors
- Patrick Lopath - Med-tech Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Operational Leader
- Deji Abraham - Founder at Wine Club Site
- Tom Welsh - Director of Engineering
- Headquarters: 9 Riverbend Dr. South, Stamford, CT 06907, United States
- Number of Employees: 2-10 employees
- Revenue: No information is available
- Known For: Developing non-invasive corneal cross-linking technology for refractive correction using the proprietary quantitative cross-linking (qCXL™) technology and the innovative CXLens® system.
Products
Quantitative Cross-Linking (qCXL™) Technology
- Description: A proprietary technology designed to gently reshape the cornea to address presbyopia and potentially other vision corrections. It is a comfortable, non-invasive, in-office procedure aimed at restoring near vision.
- Key Features:
- Utilizes UV-light delivered to the eye through a fiber optic-connected scleral contact lens.
- Provides real-time ultrasound feedback and patterned UV light delivery.
- Initially focused on presbyopia but exploring applications for hyperopia, progressive myopia in children, low-order myopia in adults, and keratoconus.
Recent Developments
- New Products/Features: No new products or features information is available.
- New Partnerships:
- Johnson & Johnson Innovation closed a Series A funding transaction as a co-lead investor in TECLens, focusing on non-incisional procedures for refractive correction.
- General Updates:
- TECLens actively hiring for various engineering positions in Stamford, Connecticut.
- Presented innovations at the EU Ophthalmology Futures Forum in October 2021.
- Recent publications include a study on Transepithelial Corneal Crosslinking and corneal biomechanics assessments in refractive surgery.
- Other Notable Achievements:
- Study led by Dr. Juan Batlle Jr. received First Place Poster at ASCRS 2020.
In conclusion, TECLens is committed to pioneering innovative non-invasive corneal reshaping technologies and expanding the applications of its qCXL™ technology to address global vision challenges, supported by significant investment partnerships.