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37th Congress of the German Society for Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (GSCRS)

German Society for Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (GSCRS) (GSCRS)

02.03. - 04.03.2023, Weimar

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Neuroadaptation after implantation of presbyopia-correcting IOL

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  • Thomas Kohnen - Frankfurt/Main

Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation, Interventionelle und Refraktive Chirurgie. 37. Kongress der Deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation, interventionelle und refraktive Chirurgie. Weimar, 02.-04.03.2023. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2023. Doc23dgii47

doi: 10.3205/23dgii47, urn:nbn:de:0183-23dgii477

Published: March 2, 2023

© 2023 Kohnen.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Patients with cataract who desire spectacle independence have the option to get presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (IOL) implants. These show good refractive outcome but sometimes come at the cost of visual phenomena. Current data suggest that the levels of discomfort and intensity regarding the halos, glare and starbursts are highest shortly after the operation, but decline over time. Waiting for neuroadaptation is the preferred option for patients that are bothered by optical phenomena. An IOL exchange (different kind of multifocal or monofocal) is possible if the patient remains unsatisfied.