Residual refractive error requires careful exam for cause

KOLOA, Hawaii — Surgeons seeking to correct refractive error after toric IOL implantation must carefully seek the cause of the error before choosing the appropriate surgical procedure, according to a speaker here.“You should have a methodical approach when you are treating residual refractive error,” Elizabeth Yeu, MD, said at Hawaiian Eye 2017. “Find the cause ... and treat that first. Try to take care of [the patients] with spectacles or a soft contact lens in the interim, while they are healing.”

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