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Dual-optic accommodating IOL may offer premium technology without halo, glare
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WARSAW, Poland — A dual-optic accommodating IOL may be the best option for many patients who ask to be treated with premium procedures and technologies, according to one surgeon.
"Some patients come to my office and tell me that they want a premium technology but don't want the problems their friends are experiencing, namely halos and glare. These are the perfect candidates for the [Abbott Medical Optics] Synchrony lens. I explain to them that they are likely to need some add for reading books, but computer vision will be perfect," Matteo Piovella, MD, said at the winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
Piovella presented results of a study that included 31 eyes of 16 patients implanted with the Synchrony lens. The mean follow-up was 1 year.
"Patients experienced a myopic shift for about 45 days, so we provided them with temporary spectacles to wear the day after the surgery," Piovella said.
At 1 year, 75% of patients were completely spectacle-independent. Clinical results showed no contrast sensitivity loss and no reports of severe halo or glare.
Disclosure: Piovella is a consultant for Abbott Medical Optics.