HELSINKI — Successful explantation of a corneal microlens for presbyopia and implantation of a trifocal IOL in a patient who developed cataract suggested good safety, high tolerability and reversibility for the implant.
At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Pavel Stodulka, MD, PhD, presented a video of this procedure, which he said was straightforward and safe.
For 5 years, the patient had been happy with the CorVision corneal microlens (LinkoCare) implanted in one eye and was spectacle independent until he developed bilateral cataract. To help the patient