Ophthalmology Times - Phakic IOLWritten by Physicians, For Physicians Ophthalmology Times is an award-winning physician-driven publication that disseminates news and information of a clinical, socio-economic, and political nature in a timely and accurate manner for members of the ophthalmic community.Production, sale of anterior chamber lens suspended- March 15, 2007 Monza, Italy—Correction of very high myopia, i.e., above –9 D, remains a controversial topic. New designs of phakic IOLs spurred great interest in the past 5 years. Long-term results are becoming available, and some interesting conclusions can be drawn, said Matteo Piovella, MD, who reported on his 4-year results with one of these lenses at the XXIV Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons in London. One anterior chamber phakic IOL.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Phakic+IOL/Production-sale-of-anterior-chambe... Toric phakic IOL has favorable long-term outcomes- March 15, 2007 Las Vegas—Experience with implantation of the foldable myopic toric lens (Visian TICL, STAAR Surgical) over 72 months demonstrates that it is an exciting modality for refractive surgery able to provide rapid, safe, and stable visual rehabilitation, said Tobias H. Neuhann, MD, at the refractive surgery subspecialty day during the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Phakic+IOL/Toric-phakic-IOL-has-favorable-lon... Investigational phakic IOL for high myopia promising- March 15, 2007 London—An angle-supported phakic refractive IOL (AcrySof, Alcon Laboratories) offers patients with high myopia stable and accurate refractive results with excellent visual acuity as well as no safety concerns, according to physicians who presented data here at the XXIV Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Phakic+IOL/Investigational-phakic-IOL-for-hig... |