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New multifocal IOLs still show gender differences in satisfaction rates
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WARSAW, Poland — Average levels of satisfaction with new multifocal IOLs still show differences between women and men, according to one surgeon. The main reason for dissatisfaction after implantation in women is poor near vision, while glare and halos during night driving prevail among men.
“In our previous study of 1,600 patients, we found significant differences in the acceptance of [multifocal] IOLs between males and females. More recently we wondered if there would still be a difference in the acceptance rates of the new [multifocal] IOLs in a time where traditional gender role models are gradually disappearing,” Magda Rau, MD, said at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
Magda Rau
A retrospective clinical study on new multifocal IOLs implanted between 2004 and 2012 was conducted. Eighty eyes of 19 men and 21 women were implanted with the Tecnis multifocal (Abbott Medical Optics); 48 eyes of 14 men and 10 women were implanted with the OptiVis (Aaren Scientific); 120 eyes of 45 men and 40 women were implanted with the Lentis Mplus (Oculentis); and 48 eyes of 12 men and 12 women were implanted with the Fine Vision trifocal lens (PhysIOL). The total number was 296 eyes of 173 patients.
The Tecnis and Fine Vision achieved higher satisfaction in women, while the Lentis Mplus and OptiVis had better results in men.
“None of our study patients asked for explantation,” Rau said.
Disclosure: Rau has no relevant financial disclosures.