WAILEA, Hawaii — A new and anticipated UV-coated version of the Light Adjustable Lens is superior to the original LAL, according to a surgeon who shared the news for the first time here at Hawaiian Eye.
“[The UV-coated LAL (RxSight)] is the future offering, and it is actually approved and is going to be available,” Neda Shamie, MD, from Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute, said. “It is a version of the Light Adjustable Lens with a UV protective coating where the patients may not have to wear UV protective glasses, which tends to be the biggest pushback.”
Shamie shared