|Articles|September 9, 2019

Research shows small-aperture IOL is bringing stability into focus

New offering is extending patients' depth of focus with minimal drawbacks 

Reviewed by John Vukich, MD

A small-aperture IOL remains stable after two years, extending patients’ depth of focus with few dysphotopsias, researchers say. Subjects implanted with the AcuFocus IC-8 IOL, which works on the principle of pinhole optics, maintained mean monocular logMAR far visual acuity of 0.11 ± 0.13, intermediate visual acuity of 0.08 ± 0.15 and near visual acuity of 0.20 ± 0.15 at a mean follow-up of 29.9 months.

“The drawbacks are minimal,” said John Vukich, MD, who practices at Davis Duehr Dean in Madison, WI. “Patient satisfaction has been extraordinary.” Dr. Vukich presented the two-year results of aEuropean post-market study along with highlights of the advantages of the IC-8 over toric IOLs in correcting astigmatism.

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