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Light-adjustable IOL shows promise in refractive procedures
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 H. Burkhard Dick |
VIENNA, Austria — A light-adjustable IOL offers versatile technology with a wide range of potential applications, according to a speaker here.
The unique molecular composition of the Light Adjustable Lens (LAL, Calhoun Vision) enables customized power and wavefront adjustment after implantation, H. Burkhard Dick, MD, said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.
"I am using the LAL for an increasing number of treatments. It is good for straightforward correction of sphere and cylinder, to correct residual refractive errors following corneal refractive surgery, for customized near add and adjustable monovision," Dr. Dick said.
Dr. Dick began using the LAL in 2008 and has performed more than 400 of these procedures.
A retrospective analysis of 37 eyes, 20 of which were targeted for emmetropia and 17 for near vision, was performed. All eyes had previously undergone at least one corneal refractive procedure.
"In the first group, an overall improvement of at least two [uncorrected distance visual acuity] lines was obtained. In the eyes targeted for near vision, the nondominant eye was treated for myopia, and average [uncorrected near visual acuity] was J2. Since aberrations can also be addressed with this technology, quality of vision also improved," Dr. Dick said.
- Disclosures: Dr. Dick holds stock options in the Light Adjustable Lens.