Experience Extraordinary
Superior Efficiency for Vitreoretinal and Cataract Surgery*1-4
*Based on bench testing.
Experience Extraordinary
Superior Efficiency for Vitreoretinal and Cataract Surgery*1-4
*Based on bench testing.
One unprecedented innovation.2-6
One platform with two configurations.
Alcon’s best-in-class vitreoretinal and cataract surgical capabilities, together in one integrated platform.2-6
Alcon’s best-in-class offering for cataract.2-6
UNITY® Vitreoretinal Cataract System is the first-and-only platform delivering unprecedented innovations for vitreoretinal and cataract surgery.2-6
UNITY® 27+ DS
Designed to transcend the traditional barriers of 27 Ga.*2
*Versus Alcon's Non-Dynamic Stiffener 27+ technology.
UNITY® Experience
Streamlined workflow and intuitive usability for a seamless integration.
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Interested in the cataract capabilities of UNITY® VCS and UNITY® CS?
Intelligent Fluidics delivers efficiency with more physiologic conditions.6
Proprietary pressure and flow control technologies deliver efficiency and stability while6:
- Executing core vitrectomy
- Inducing posterior vitreous detachment
- Shaving vitreous
- Managing mobile retina
- Removing the lens
Find out what your peers are saying about UNITY® Intelligent Fluidics.
Intelligent IOP maintains the desired IOP throughout all steps of the procedure.*7
Precise, real-time pressure sensing and compensation maintains a more physiologic IOP, enabling excellent patient outcomes.†‡6,7
*Within 2.13 +/- 2.86 mmHg.
†Mean fluctuation at flow vs. setpoint of 1.84 ± 2.82 and 2.13 ± 2.86 mmHg during vitrectomy and extrusion/fragmentation, respectively.
‡IOP setpoint as low as 16 mmHg (posterior) without exceeding a mean fluctuation of 4.19 ± 1.97 mmHg.
Intelligent Aspiration accelerates pump speed to rapidly rise vacuum and facilitate surgical efficiency.6
Intelligent Aspiration enables rapid ramping of vacuum to6:
- Achieve purchase of the posterior hyaloid and induce posterior vitreous detachment while maintaining the desired aspiration flow limit6
- Support core vitrectomy, mobile tissue, and posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in a single step6
UNITY® Illumination delivers consistent and customizable illumination for excellent tissue visualization.6,8
- Three LED illuminators provide reliability for up to 10,000 hours8
- Tunable, programmable, RGB LEDs deliver custom light profiles for excellent tissue visualization6
- Light Sentry safety modality removes spectral content to comply with aphakic hazard standards to enhance patient safety6
Interested in the cataract capabilities of UNITY® CS?
UNITY® 27+ DS System delivers the stiffness of 25+ or better, optimizing surgical control.2
Optimized for control and reach, the 27+ Dynamic Stiffener (27+ DS) technology is available in vitrectomy and light probes.*2
*Versus Alcon's Non-Dynamic Stiffener 27+ technology.
Find out what your peers are saying about UNITY® 27+ DS.
UNITY® HyperVit® is the world’s fastest vitrectomy probe with 30k cpm.1,6,12
HyperVit® is designed to increase stability while continuing to decrease tractional forces and improve vitreous removal efficiency with 50% faster vitrector cutting speeds.*1,6,12
*Compared to CONSTELLATION® HYPERVIT® 20k vitrectomy probe.
UNITY® TetraSpot dramatically reduces laser application time up to 3.1X.*3
TetraSpot is the first-and-only multi-spot, illuminated laser probe that dramatically reduces laser application time up to 3.1X, delivering 1, 2 or 4 spot versatility.*3
*MSLP(4) is 3 times faster than SSLP.
UNITY® Experience
Intuitive User Experience
- Intuitive interface
- Graphical guided setup
- Integrated RFID identification
Faster Setup and Teardown
UNITY® VCS system setup and teardown time is significantly faster (25%) than CONSTELLATION® Vision System, reducing Operating Room turnover time by ~1.5 minutes.*14
*p < 0.001. For posterior segment surgeries/posterior cassette pack.
Streamlined Inventory Management
Alcon Custom Paks® save you time and money delivering end-to-end efficiency from ordering, billing and receiving to OR prep.15
UNITY® cataract packs work with both UNITY® VCS and UNITY® CS.
Explore Alcon’s Custom Pak®
UNITY® Connectivity
Designed for current and future integration with Alcon's ecosystem of products, digital innovations, and services to seamlessly power your practice.6
What your peers are saying about UNITY® VCS
Discover how UNITY® VCS delivers efficiency for vitreoretinal surgery as discussed by leading surgeons.*1-3
*Based on bench testing.
WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT UNITY® INTELLIGENT FLUIDICS.
WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT UNITY® 27+ DS.
WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT UNITY® TETRASPOT.
Alcon, Specialists in Retina
Alcon offers a comprehensive range of consumables to support all retina procedures.
Discover Alcon’s new standard in
cataract surgery.
Delivers up to
2X faster
nucleus removal than OZil®.*4
* Based on bench data.
Delivers up to
2X faster
nucleus removal than OZil®.*4
* Based on bench data.
Intelligent IOP provides precise surgical stability at the surgeon’s desired IOP.*6,7
*Mean fluctuation at flow vs. setpoint of 2.36 ± 2.13 and 4.19 ± 1.97 during phacoemulsification and irrigation/aspiration (IA), respectively.
Intelligent Aspiration is designed for rapid vacuum rise and higher vacuum values to facilitate efficiency.6
Intelligent Sentry delivers surge mitigation while maintaining followability.5
Discover UNITY® CS for Cataract Surgery
Alcon Experience Academy
For relevant training content from industry thought leaders
References:
1. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24644].
2. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24576].
3. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24615].
4. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24379].
5. UNITY® Phaco Handpiece Directions for Use.
6. UNITY® VCS and CS User Manual, 2024.
7. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24899].
8. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24760].
9. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-25562].
10. Suzuki H, Igarashi T, Takahashi H. Effect of a new phacoemulsification and aspiration handpiece on anterior chamber stability. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2023;49(1):91-96.
11. Alcon Data on File, 2019. [REF-26073].
12. Irannejad A, Tambat S, Abulon DJK. Retropulsion and Mass flow of 27-gauge Vitrectomy Probes: Comparison of Dual-blade/flattipped probes and single-blade/beveled probes. 2021. Poster presentation.
13. Alcon Data on File, 2025. [REF-26793].
14. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-25374].
15. Ayres BD, Gupta OP, Davis JS, et al. Economic impact analysis of custom pak on cataract and vitreoretinal surgery in the United States. Clinic Economics and Outcomes Research. 2022;31:715-30.
UNITY® Cataract System is the first-and-only platform delivering groundbreaking innovations for cataract surgery.2-6
UNITY® 4D Phaco
First-and-only 4D phacoemulsification modality with enhanced lens removal efficiency.*4
*Based on bench data.
UNITY® Experience
Streamlined workflow and intuitive usability for a seamless integration.
Discover Alcon's new standard in vitreoretinal and cataract surgery.
WATCH NOW
Interested in the cataract capabilities of UNITY® VCS and UNITY® CS?
Intelligent Fluidics delivers efficiency with more physiologic conditions.6
Intelligent Fluidics deliver efficiency with more physiologic surgical conditions.6
Proprietary high-performance pump system provides real-time sensing and independent, precise control of IOP, infusion flow and aspiration flow.6
Find out what your peers are saying about UNITY® Intelligent Fluidics.
Intelligent IOP maintains the desired IOP throughout all steps of the procedure.7
Precise, real-time pressure and flow sensing and compensation maintain a more physiologic IOP, enabling excellent patient outcomes.*†6,7
*Mean fluctuation at flow vs. setpoint of 2.36 ± 2.13 and 4.19 ± 1.97 during phacoemulsification and irrigation/aspiration (IA), respectively.
†IOP setpoint as low as 20 mmHg (anterior) without exceeding a mean fluctuation of 4.19 ± 1.97 mmHg.
Intelligent Aspiration accelerates pump speed to rapidly rise vacuum and facilitate surgical efficiency.6
- Enables rapid vacuum rise via intelligent speed-up of pump based upon partial or full occlusion6
- Allows higher average vacuum during lens removal and facilitating efficiency6
Intelligent Sentry’s real-time occlusion break sensing and dual venting system mitigates surge while maintaining followability.5
UNITY® CS with Intelligent Sentry was better at maintaining anterior chamber stability when compared with CENTURION® with Active Sentry® during simulated occlusion break testing.*†9,10
For all common setpoint combinations, mean occlusion break surge volumes were at least 44% (nearly two times) lower for UNITY® CS than CENTURION® with Active Sentry®.*9
*Based on bench data.
†Reduction in surge is correlated to less change in anterior chamber depth.
Interested in the retina capabilities of UNITY® VCS?
UNITY® 4D Phaco delivers 2X faster nucleus removal.*4
- First-and-only 4D phacoemulsification modality delivers up to 2X faster nucleus removal than OZil®*4
- 41% less energy† into the eye*4
- 48% less Cumulative Dissipated Energy (CDE)*4
- Delivers enhanced micro-followability that empowers surgeons with more efficient nucleus removal‡
*Based on bench data. †Based on N=10 HPs, Artificial cataract lens IOP 55 mmHg vacuum of 450 mmHg. ‡Compared to OZil® Torsional Phaco.
Find out what your peers are saying about UNITY® 4D Phaco.
UNITY® Thermal Sentry continuously monitors surgical conditions to facilitate corneal health.6
First-of-its-kind modulation technology with Thermal Sentry, that continuously estimates incision site temperature and modulates the ultrasound power when reaching a set threshold to mitigate the potential for corneal burns.6
UNITY® Experience
Intuitive User Experience
- Intuitive interface
- Graphical guided setup
- Integrated RFID identification
Faster Setup and Teardown
UNITY® VCS system setup and teardown time is significantly faster (25%) than CONSTELLATION® Vision System, reducing Operating Room turnover time by ~1.5 minutes.*14
*p < 0.001. For posterior segment surgeries/posterior cassette pack.
Streamlined Inventory Management
Alcon Custom Paks® save you time and money delivering end-to-end efficiency from ordering, billing and receiving to OR prep.15
UNITY® cataract packs work with both UNITY® VCS and UNITY® CS.
Explore Alcon’s Custom Pak®
UNITY® Connectivity
Designed for current and future integration with Alcon's ecosystem of products, digital innovations, and services to seamlessly power your practice.6
What your peers are saying about UNITY® CS
Discover how UNITY® CS delivers efficiency for cataract surgery as discussed by leading surgeons.*4
*Based on bench testing.
WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT UNITY® 4D PHACO.
WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT UNITY® INTELLIGENT FLUIDICS.
Discover Alcon’s new standard
in vitreoretinal surgery.
Instrumentation designed to
perform at 25+
in a smaller guage size.2
Instrumentation designed to
perform at 25+
in a smaller guage size.2
* Based on bench data.
Intelligent Fluidics delivers surgical stability and efficiency with more physiological surgical conditions.6
UNITY® TetraSpot dramatically reduces laser application time up to 3.1x.*3
*MSLP(4) is 3 times faster than SSLP.
UNITY® HyperVit® is the world's fastest vitrectomy probe with 30k cpm.1,6,12
Discover UNITY® VCS for Vitreoretinal and Cataract Surgery
Alcon Experience Academy
For relevant training content from industry thought leaders
References:
1. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24644].
2. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24576].
3. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24615].
4. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24379].
5. UNITY® Phaco Handpiece Directions for Use.
6. UNITY® VCS and CS User Manual, 2024.
7. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24899].
8. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-24760].
9. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-25562].
10. Suzuki H, Igarashi T, Takahashi H. Effect of a new phacoemulsification and aspiration handpiece on anterior chamber stability. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2023;49(1):91-96.
11. Alcon Data on File, 2019. [REF-26073].
12. Irannejad A, Tambat S, Abulon DJK. Retropulsion and Mass flow of 27-gauge Vitrectomy Probes: Comparison of Dual-blade/flattipped probes and single-blade/beveled probes. 2021. Poster presentation.
13. Alcon Data on File, 2025. [REF-26793].
14. Alcon Data on File, 2024. [REF-25374].
15. Ayres BD, Gupta OP, Davis JS, et al. Economic impact analysis of custom pak on cataract and vitreoretinal surgery in the United States. Clinic Economics and Outcomes Research. 2022;31:715-30.