Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to multifocals. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
A recent study explored the influence of angle kappa on multifocal IOL outcomes. Two of the researchers shared with EyeWorld the motivation behind this study, what was discovered, and what this means for future research.
The large number of patients worldwide with presbyopia creates a unique opportunity for eyecare providers to improve patients’ quality of life, according to George Waring IV, MD, FACS. He and Shamik Bafna, MD, discussed some of the surgical and pharmacological options.
Patients often seek their ophthalmologist’s expert opinion for the IOL they would recommend if they were in the patient’s situation. As a resident at Northwestern University, Hercules Logothetis, MD, and his mentor Robert Feder, MD, actually asked ophthalmologists about the technology they would choose for themselves.1
Monovision is a proven and trustworthy option to attain spectacle independence in patients undergoing cataract surgery. According to Ehud Assia, MD, the best results are attained by waiting for the outcomes of the first-eye surgery before moving on the create monovision.
The visual disturbances exacerbated by ocular surgery can range from annoying to disabling.
A look at the pros/cons of monofocal vs. multifocal IOLs with a focus on a head-to-head comparison study conducted in 2011.
Ever since their conception, multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) have been measured against their predecessor, monofocal lenses. With the appearance of accommodating lenses on the market in recent years, inevitable comparisons are now being drawn between multifocal lenses and the latest advancement in IOL technology. EyeWorld takes a look at the pros and cons of the lenses.
Each multifocal IOL design uses a different strategy to produce simultaneous near and distance images. Experimental work suggests that the optic design makes a difference for night vision.