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# FDA Qualifies New Ophthalmic Outcome Tool
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-qualifies-new-ophthalmic-outcome-tool/
- Published: 2024-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:31:05.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5156996

CDRH has qualified the Assessment of IntraOcular Lens Implant Symptoms instrument as a new medical device development tool. An online [statement](ttps://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFDA/bulletins/39cb033) says the patient-reported outcome instrument is used after patients receive bilateral intraocular lens implants and **(1)** can help quantify and provide patients and clinicians with information about visual symptoms, and **(2)** assess symptoms, perceptions of general vision, and frequency of wearing glasses or contact lenses.