Companies gradually converting to hydrophobic lenses, expert says

BELGRADE, Serbia — Due to the relatively high rates of posterior capsule opacification reported with hydrophilic acrylic IOLs, companies are gradually converting to hydrophobic IOLs.
“This is an impression of many of us through many years that hydrophobic as a material has certainly much less PCO. It does not matter whether you put a sharp edge on a hydrophilic, it is never going to be as good as a sharp edge on a hydrophobic. The disadvantage of hydrophobic IOLs is that they are more likely to cause negative dysphotopsia, but (Read more...)

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