Preloaded IOL injectors for microincisions increase efficiency, safety

Cataract surgery continues to evolve and advance in terms of technology, along with improved techniques, to offer a final result of augmented visual quality and faster visual recovery for our patients, thus quickly returning them back to their normal activities. Femtosecond laser technology helps to soften the nucleus along with a reproducible, precise capsulorrhexis and corneal incisions. Premium IOLs address presbyopia and astigmatism correction, while smaller corneal incisions limit or decrease induced corneal astigmatism. All of these modalities have significantly improved cataract surgery.IOL delivery into the eye is an important step in cataract surgery. The method of IOL deployment has continued to advance and now offers the surgeon both manual IOL loading into the cartridge and preloaded IOL injectors that are microincision-friendly. These newer preloaded IOL injectors enhance microbiological safety by avoiding potential contamination in the operating room, eliminate the mechanical loading step, thus saving surgical time, and improve reproducibility of overall IOL delivery.