ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
A Novel Concept of Correcting Presbyopia: First Clinical Results with a Phakic Diffractive Intraocular Lens.
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- Surgical interventions for presbyopia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Six-month performance and safety of an iris-fixated multifocal intraocular lens for presbyopia correction in phakic eyes.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery · 2025Trial
- Real-World Two-Year Outcomes of Diffractive Implantable Phakic Contact Lenses in Presbyopic Myopes: Functional Vision, Anatomical Findings, and Environmental Context.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Three-month outcomes of PresbyEDOF: A retrospective case study evaluating a laser-based corneal solution for presbyopia correction.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Objective Evaluation and Comparison of Diffractive versus Refractive Phakic Intraocular Lenses for Presbyopia Correction.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Modulation transfer function of implantable phakic intraocular contact lens (IPCL) for myopia and presbyopia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of SMILE Combined with Micro-Monovision in Presbyopic Patients: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Correction of presbyopia.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2022Article
- Initial clinical outcomes of two different phakic posterior chamber IOLs for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
- Presbyopia - A Review of Current Treatment Options and Emerging Therapies.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeTo 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.
designRetrospective noncomparative open-label clinical trial.
methodsSixteen eyes of 8 patients (average age 47 years) had a presbyopic IPCL implanted in the posterior chamber. The visual acuity on different distances, refractive status, corneal topography, endothelial cell density, anterior chamber depth, white-to-white, mesopic pupil size and intraocular pressure (IOP) were measured before implantation of this novel phakic IOL with diffractive optic and four weeks after surgery.
resultsAt follow-up four weeks after surgery, 9 of the 16 eyes were emmetropic and uncorrected distance visual acuity was at least 0.8. Near vision was excellent in all patients without the need to wear reading glasses. There was neither a significant change in IOP nor a significant surgical impact on endothelial cells. Patient satisfaction was high. There was no major complaint of halos or glare.
conclusionThe presbyopic IPCL can provide the presbyopic patient with good visual acuity and spectacle-independence for far and near distance. We found this novel technique to have a good safety profile during the surgical procedure and our short follow-up period. Further long-term follow-up is mandatory.
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