KOLOA, Hawaii — Finding the right candidate for receiving a presbyopia-correcting IOL can be challenging, as is choosing the best IOL for that candidate, William B. Trattler, MD, said at Hawaiian Eye 2023.
While a high number of cataract patients make excellent presbyopia-correcting IOL candidates, borderline candidates identified in the preop evaluation include those with a history of myopic or hyperopic LASIK or radial keratotomy, as well as those with mild irregular astigmatism, epiretinal membranes or vitreomacular traction, Trattler said.
Poor candidates for presbyopia-correcting