Do not underestimate challenges of IOL selection with combined procedures

TREVISO, Italy — Combined surgery in eyes with coexisting cataract and macular hole or macular pucker may be beneficial, but it also makes IOL choice and power calculation a challenge, according to one surgeon.
“Cataract and macular pathologies often present together because the prevalence of both increases with age and because they share several risk factors. Therefore, quite frequently surgeons have to face the dilemma of choosing between sequential and combined procedures,” Alessandro Franchini, MD, said at the Retina 2020: New Trends meeting here.
While the techniques of

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