If you suffer from presbyopia or cataracts, you now have a number of options to restore your distance and near vision and reduce your need for reading glasses.
In the June 2010 issue of EyeWorld magazine, a panel of experienced refractive surgeons discussed their opinions about the latest presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) used in refractive cataract [Read More …]
Multifocal IOLs News
Surgeons review presbyopia-correcting IOL options
July 12, 2010Surgeon offers advice for optimum vision after premium IOL surgery
June 24, 2010Whether for treatment of cataracts or presbyopia, people who pay extra for premium intraocular lenses (IOLs) — including accommodating IOLs and multifocal IOLs — expect excellent visual outcomes.
So says experienced refractive surgeon David Hardten, MD, of Minnesota Eye Consultants (Minneapolis, Minn.) in this month’s issue of Review of Ophthalmology.
To produce optimum visual outcomes and excellent [Read More …]
ReSTOR multifocal IOL enables many to be glasses-free after cataract surgery
May 25, 2010The AcrySof ReSTOR multifocal IOL (Alcon) enables over 87 percent of patients to be glasses-free after cataract surgery when implanted in both eyes. That’s the finding of researchers in France and Spain who conducted a study of 304 patients with an average age of 65.6 years who underwent bilateral implantation of the multifocal lens.
Tecnis multifocal IOL helps most patients see clearly without glasses after cataract surgery
April 1, 2010Cataracts are a leading cause of correctable vision impairment among older Americans. But until recently, if you underwent cataract surgery to restore your driving vision, you still needed to wear bifocals or reading glasses for near vision. With modern refractive cataract surgery and the use of multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs), that’s beginning to change.
New multifocal IOL approved
March 16, 2010Abbott (Des Plaines, Ill.) announced last week it has received FDA approval for its new one-piece Tecnis Multifocal IOL for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. Also, the new multifocal IOL has received “presbyopia-correcting IOL” status by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), giving Medicare beneficiaries the option to receive the Tecnis Multifocal IOL during cataract surgery for an additional fee to cover the extra cataract surgery cost.
Bilateral multifocal IOLs produce good depth perception after refractive lens exchange
November 30, 2009Refractive lens exchange (RLE) with implantation of AcrySof ReSTOR multifocal intraocular lenses (Alcon, Inc.) produces good depth perception in patients with normal binocular vision prior to surgery, according to a new European study.
Researchers in Spain and Portugal evaluated the stereoacuity of 15 farsighted subjects who elected to undergo RLE in both eyes for the correction [Read More …]
Multifocal IOL produces good vision at all distances for farsighted cataract patients, study says
August 3, 2009Implantation of the Zeiss Acri.LISA 366D multifocal IOL (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany) in both eyes during cataract surgery produces a full range of vision and satisfactory visual acuity at all distances for patients with pre-operative hyperopia, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Oviedo School of Medicine in Oviedo, Spain.
Tecnis Multifocal IOL provides good visual outcomes and high patient satisfaction
June 15, 2009The recently FDA-approved Tecnis Multifocal IOL (Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, CA) provides impressive visual outcomes and receives high marks from presbyopia patients, according to clinical trials of the new presbyopia-correcting lens implant.
