A new study has found patients who are unsuitable for LASIK due to moderate or extreme nearsightedness or severe astigmatism could benefit from vision correction surgery using intraocular lenses (IOLs).
The study — conducted by the Iran University of Medical Sciences and recently presented at the 2016 meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) — reportedly looked at the long-term safety and efficacy of Phakic intraocular collamer lenses, or Phakic IOLs or ICLs. After five years, researchers found 57 percent of the 31 patients studied achieved 20/40 vision without the use of glasses or contact lenses. Researchers also found after five years all the lenses remained clear and no patients had lost visual acuity.
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Source: American Academy of Ophthalmology