If you are over the age of 65, Medicare will cover the cost of cataract surgery along with a conventional "monofocal" IOL. Patients electing monofocal IOLs typically have both eyes corrected for clear ...

The goal of attaining high-quality, spectacle-free reading and distance vision after cataract surgery—without annoying optical side effects—has proved elusive to date. Although clinical studies of ...

After bilateral cataract surgery, patients implanted with multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) were more likely to be spectacle-independent but also to undergo IOL exchange than those with monofocal ...

Multifocal lenses use multiple refractive zones built in rings to give patients distance and near vision. These lenses are designed to address the problem of presbyopia, in which people over the age ...

To evaluate the effect of mild posterior capsule opacity (PCO) on visual acuity (VA) in eyes implanted with a diffractive multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) compared with a monofocal IOL, and the ...

At the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, several presentations converged on a set of questions that define the ...

A cataract is the opacification of the eye's natural lens, usually causing gradual eyesight deterioration and potentially leading to blindness. Current treatment involves replacing the opacified lens ...

Cataract surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime investment in your eyes that can improve your quality of life for the long term. Advanced lens options can reduce or eliminate the need for glasses after your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 183 patients who underwent bilateral multifocal IOL implantation. A questionnaire was used ...