Phakic intraocular lens

Ophthalmic lenses

Published in Pablo Artal, Handbook of Visual Optics, 2017

Intraocular lenses had been implanted since 1999 in order to correct high ammetropies, without removing the eye lens. This lens is called a phakic intraocular lens, since the eye lens remains in the eye. Naturally, an aphakic eye with an intraocular lens, cannot accommodate, like in very old people. Presently, bifocal or multifocal intraocular lenses are being implanted, to allow clear near vision, but many practical problems still have to be solved to find a perfect multifocal intraocular lens.

EVO/EVO+ Visian Implantable Collamer Lenses for the correction of myopia and myopia with astigmatism

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Published in Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2023

Elena Martínez-Plaza, Alberto López-de la Rosa, Alberto López-Miguel, Alfredo Holgueras, Miguel J. Maldonado

While some other posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens are currently available in the market for compensating myopia and myopia with astigmatism, the outcomes of the Visian ICL have been the most assessed and the collamer material of the ICL has proven biocompatibility standing the test of time. Besides, little evidence comparing the outcomes of different phakic intraocular lens is available so far. This fact makes it challenging to determine what lens provides better outcomes for each individual case. Based on the scientific literature, ICL is the phakic intraocular lens of choice for most refractive surgeons nowadays, although comparative studies between the available phakic lenses should help to address this issue.

Phakic intraocular lens

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