Intraocular lenses safer than lasers for vision correction

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Are IOL’s Safer Than Lasers for Treatment of Myopia?

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On June 10, 2010 @ 7:17 am In LASIK,Refractive | Comments Disabled

According to MedPage Today, researchers recently reported that intraocular lenses (IOLs) match excimer laser surgery for vision correction while presenting fewer safety issues.

In a nutshell, researchers stated that the results of their systematic review suggest that phakic IOLs are safer than excimer laser surgical correction for moderate to high myopia in the range of -6.0 to -20.0 diopters [D]. Patients also preferred the IOL’s over laser surgery.

In terms of risks, endothelial cell loss did not differ between the groups treated with IOL’s and those treated with lasers.

Read more ^[1] about the research on MedPage Today.

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