Open Access<p>A Novel Concept of Correcting Presbyopia: First Clinical Results with a Phakic Diffractive Intraocular Lens</p>
Author(s) -
Ruediger Schmid,
Holger Luedtke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s255613
Subject(s) - medicine , emmetropia , phakic intraocular lens , ophthalmology , presbyopia , visual acuity , glare , optometry , pupil size , refractive surgery , refractive error , pupil , optics , cornea , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , layer (electronics)
To evaluate the effect of a novel technique to correct presbyopia. A phakic IOL (presbyopic IPCL; implantable phakic contact lens) with a diffractive optic is implanted and its impact on visual acuity, refraction, patient satisfaction in patients striving for spectacle-independence is evaluated.