In this week’s issue of Ocular Surgery News, experienced cataract and refractive surgeon Y. Ralph Chu, MD, (Bloomington, MN) encourages fellow eye surgeons to learn more about the latest premium intraocular lens (IOL) technology and assess their own capabilities for offering multifocal IOLs and other premium lens implants to their patients who are seeking cataract surgery and/or presbyopia correction surgery.
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Eye surgeons discuss benefits and use of premium IOLs
October 26, 2009Study finds aspheric IOLs provide better contrast sensitivity than spherical IOLs
July 15, 2009Researchers in Italy have found that aspheric intraocular lenses (IOLs) used in cataract surgery produce better contrast sensitivity than conventional spherical IOLs. Their findings suggest aspheric IOLs may produce noticeably better vision for tasks in low-light conditions, such as driving at night.
Refractive lens exchange found safe, effective for treatment of hyperopia
June 26, 2009Refractive lens exchange (RLE) is a lens-based vision correction surgery in which the eye’s clear natural lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) of appropriate power to correct moderate and high refractive errors. The RLE procedure is essentially the same as procedure used for modern cataract surgery. The only difference is that the lens being removed from the eye is clear, not clouded by cataracts.
Laser vision correction reduces need for reading glasses after cataract surgery
June 15, 2009Cataract surgery is safe and very effective in restoring distance vision for most people who suffer from cataracts. But conventional intraocular lenses (IOLs) used for cataract procedures are monofocal lenses, meaning they have only one power. Therefore, most people who undergo cataract surgery are dependent on reading glasses for near vision.
Cataract surgery has become refractive surgery, says prominent eye doctor
June 12, 2009Everyone wants to see well without glasses, including people who have had cataract surgery. Because of the higher visual expectations of today’s cataracts patients, eye surgeons must accept that cataract surgery has become refractive surgery, says Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, a cataract and refractive surgeon in private practice at Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (Rockville Centre, NY).