510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Implant, Corneal, Refractive

LQEClass IIIPMA required3 decisions since 19991 recall

3 FDA decisions since 1999. 1 recall names this code; it is Class I.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026 Download the data (CSV)

FIG. A — Illustration, ophthalmic panel

Twenty years of LQE at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · LQE

1in 2025

2007: 12012: 12013: 12015: 12016: 42017: 42018: 42019: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2016) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LQE

Too few LQE 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LQE

1in 2018

2018: 1, 1 Class I
2007high 1 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LQE

1in 2025

2008: 12012: 22015: 162016: 372017: 1832018: 342019: 132020: 22021: 32022: 22023: 32024: 22025: 1
2007high 183 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LQE, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20080—01
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20121—02
20131—00
20140—00
20151—016
20164—037
20174—0183
20184—1 (1)34
20191—013
20200—02
20210—03
20221—02
20230—03
20241—02
20251—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LQE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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