Life happens on small and grand scales, right in front of us and from afar; most of us want to experience all of it. Since the first bifocal IOLs were developed in the 1980s, scientists and manufacturers have been on a dedicated mission to provide individuals with great vision at all distances after cataract surgery. Following those early bifocal lenses, the development of multifocal lenses pro...

PURPOSE To analyze patient satisfaction and difficulties with bilateral multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) implantation and aspheric monofocal IOLs implantation using monovision, after cataract surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 61 participants were included in the study, 29 with monovision and 32 with multifocal lenses. The inclusion criteria were patients undergoing phacoemulsifica...

Clinically Relevant Interpretations of Optical Bench Measurement of Intraocular Lenses We read with interest the article by Gatinel and Loicq in the April 2016 issue.1 This study draws conclusions concerning the behavior of intraocular lenses (IOLs) based on optical bench measurements. One must always be careful when correlating the optical behavior of IOLs with their corresponding clinical beh...

Background: To assess the refractive status of cataract patients with extreme myopia and to measure their accommodative capability after monofocal IOL implantation. Design: Prospective non-randomized study conducted at Tianjin Medical University Eye Centre. Participants: 18 patients with 34 extreme myopic eyes (≥-10 Diopter, ≥27mm axial length), and 14 patients with 27 non-myopic eyes that had ...

presbyopia is a major refractive challenge for the coming decades. a variety of surgical procedures like scleral expansion, zonal photorefractive keratectomy, and corneal inlay implantation have been investigated none have yet gained popular acceptance. implantation of intraocular lenses (iols) at the time of cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange provides another opportunity to tackle th...

PURPOSE To compare the rotational stability, total misalignment, and visual and refractive outcomes achieved with a trifocal toric versus a monofocal toric intraocular lens (IOL). METHODS In this prospective, interventional case series, eyes of patients consecutively scheduled for cataract surgery who had clinically relevant astigmatism were implanted with a FineVision Pod FT trifocal toric I...