Presbyopia: IOL effective


Howard Larkin
Published: Saturday, April 1, 2017

We’ve got to get it right for these lenses to perform correctlyIn a prospective non-randomised study involving 66 eyes of 35 patients, Dr Lawless implanted non-toric PanOptix IOLs in 28 cataract patients and 38 refractive lens exchange patients. Mean preoperative spherical equivalent was +1.31D ±1.27 ranging from -1.75D to +4.00D, with sphere ranging from -1.50D to +4.00D, and cylinder from -1.50D to 0.00D. Mean follow-up was 4.3 weeks ± 1.4 weeks, ranging from two to nine weeks. Just over three-quarters of eyes were within 0.25D of target spherical equivalent and all within 0.5D, Dr Lawless reported. Mean post-op uncorrected distance visual acuity was 0.04 ±0.12 logMAR, or nearly 20/20, exceeding the pre-op corrected mean of 0.09 ±0.12, or about 20/25. Applying a 30-question validated survey of visual symptoms (McAlinden, IOVS 2010) to 10 patients, Dr Lawless found glare and halo symptoms were much higher than previous reports for spectacle-corrected monofocal IOL recipients at three months’ follow-up, and similar to those reported for previous multifocal IOLs. Nonetheless, Dr Lawless sees the PanOptix IOL as a viable choice for patients seeking spectacle independence, though careful patient selection and surgery are essential. “We’ve got to get it right for these lenses to perform correctly,” he said. Michael Lawless: michael.lawless@visioneyeinstitute.com.au
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