|Articles|October 1, 2002

Dual-optic IOL design may be answer for near vision

San Francisco-A new type of accommodating IOL has been designed to fill the capsular bag and respond to ciliary body contraction and zonular relaxation, providing near vision. It also has been shown to be implantable through clear corneal wounds in cadaver eyes.

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