All IOLs come with pros and cons

CHICAGO — Ophthalmologists now have many IOL options for patients who want to be spectacle free, but none are the perfect solution, according to one speaker here.
Optical strategies to increase depth of focus include diffractive, pinhole and aspheric defocus optics. There are also accommodating lenses, but none have yet achieved truly satisfactory outcomes, Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS, said at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Diffractive optics work well for near and distance vision but come with side effects due to their inherent

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