Top 10 Cataract treatment startups

Updated: Oct 31, 2025
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These startups develop cataract treatment and diagnostic technologies such as phacoemulsification surgery, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, intraocular lens implants, optical coherence tomography, ultrasound biomicroscopy, trifocal intraocular lenses, extended depth of focus lenses.
1
ForSight Robotics
Country: Israel | Funding: $190M
ForSight Robotics created surgical platform designed specifically for ophthalmological (eye) surgeries — a category requiring a great deal of precision.
2
Keranova
Country: France | Funding: €28M
Keranova develops instruments for ophthalmic surgery, i.e. Ultra Fast lasers using photonic science and robotics
3
Adaptilens
Country: USA | Funding: $19.1M
Adaptilens is a developer of an accommodating intraocular lens.
4
Cambridge Consultants
Country: USA | Funding: £6.2M
Cambridge Consultants develops miniaturized robot designed for cataract surgery
5
Ilasis
Country: France | Funding: €6.6M
Ilasis is a company that creates femtosecond laser equipment for eye operations.
6
Edinburgh Biosciences
Country: UK | Funding: £4.3M
Edinburgh Biosciences offers design, development, manufacture, sales, and support of optoelectronic components for biomedical markets.
7
Altris AI
Country: Ukraine | Funding: $1M
AI-powered ophthalmic image management system that helps to detect 54 pathologies and 49 pathological signs on OCT scans.
8
Ophthorobotics
Country: Switzerland | Funding: CHF30K
Ophthorobotics is a swiss company committed to the development of medical robotics.
9
Med Invent Devices
Country: India
Med Invent Devices has redefined pupil expansion and made complicated cataract surgery in eyes with non-dilating small pupils, easier for surgeons, safer for patients and affordable for healthcare systems.
10
Hanita Lenses
Country: Israel
Hanita Lenses is a manufacturer and provider of intraocular lens solutions for cataract surgery.
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