What is the latest IOL?
Alcon’s Vivity IOL was FDA approved in 2020 and is the first non-diffractive extended depth-of-focus (EDOF) lens. Vivity Toric IOLs can correct between 1.03D to 2.06D of corneal astigmatism.
What is Microincision cataract surgery?
Microincision cataract surgery (MICS) is an approach to cataract surgery through incision less than 1.8 mm with the purpose of reducing surgical invasiveness, improving at the same time surgical outcomes.
Who is known as small incision cataract surgery?
Small-incision cataract surgery (SICS) is also called manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) or sutureless extra-capsular cataract extraction (SECCE). It is a safe, cost-effective procedure with very good outcomes. The technique is well described in the literature, as is the management of its complications.
Is Vivity lens better than PanOptix?
The advantage of the Vivity IOL over the Panoptix IOL is that it has a lower rate of glare and halos around lights, and similar to rates of a monofocal IOL. In addition, patients who are not candidates due to mild coexisting eye disease (such as mild glaucoma) may be able to get the Vivity IOL.
What is Flacs cataract surgery?
Femtosecond-Laser-Assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) offers surgeons a reproducible, non-invasive technique to replace the least predictable and technically most demanding steps of conventional cataract procedures.
How big is the incision for a cataract?
The size of incision of a cataract surgery has progressively decreased over time with an incision of 12.0 mm for intracapsular cataract extraction and 10.0 mm for extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) to MSICS of 6–7 mm and for phacoemulsification approximately 2.2–2.8 mm.
What is a small incision?
Background. Manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS; also SICS or SECCE) is a low-cost, small-incision form of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) that is principally employed in the developing world. Compared to traditional ECCE, MSICS has the advantage of a self-sealing sutureless wound.