AcrySof Â® IQ Toric IOL Astigmatism-Correcting Monofocal Lens These advanced lenses are designed to correctboth cataracts and corneal astigmatism at the time of surgery, for clear distance vision usually without the need for glasses.
transÂ·duÂ·cer. A device that converts energy from one form to another. transducer (tranzdooÂ´sur), n a device that is activated by power from one system and then supplies a different form of power to a second system; used to convert electric energy into mechanical energy in ultrasonic and sonic scalers.
Usually a transducer converts a signal in one form of energy to a signal in another. Transducers are often employed at the boundaries of automation, measurement, and control systems, where electrical signals are converted to and from other physical quantities (energy, force, torque, light, motion, position, etc.).