Light Adjustable Lens performs well in post-RK eyes

The Light Adjustable Lens performs well in post-RK eyes, with good results that remain relatively stable over time, according to one presenter.
“In post-RK eyes, IOL power is even tougher to predict than after LASIK or PRK, even with the best of our tools,” James D. Lehmann, MD, said at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.
The small optical zones, the presence of irregular astigmatism and the altered anterior-to-posterior corneal ratio affect IOL calculation, so that refractive accuracy is achieved in these eyes in no more than 50% (Read more...)

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