Extended Depth Of Focus Intraocular Lens

Presbyopia is the second most common refractive error in the United States, with about 128 million of 335 million Americans, or 38% of the population, being presbyopic. Myopia today is slightly higher at 42% of the population.

Cataract surgery remains one of the most common surgeries performed today, with millions of patients treated every year.

This issue’s cover story on refractive cataract surgery is timely.

As a resident more than 2 decades ago, I was taught by my attendings that the best refractive target for most patients was –0.5 D in order to achieve good uncorrected distance vision.

For all people, pupil size has an important role in balancing incoming light with depth of field to optimize vision depending on the ambient light. The pupil even constricts when we accommodate to maximize vision for near work.

The decision of which type of IOL to implant in a patient is a multistep process in my practice.

Our goal in cataract surgery is to restore vision to our patients and also to tailor the results to their needs.

Twelve years ago at the AECOS meeting, a program chair asked the audience if in 10 years we would be able to achieve near vision for our cataract patients with lenses through accommodative technology or with diffractive technology.

Healio | OSN focuses on a topic dear to my heart, premium IOLs.

Ophthalmologists have been searching for effective ways to address presbyopia for many decades, particularly with cataract surgery.