Intraocular Lenses: Overview of Designs, Materials, and Pathophysiologic Features.

Abstract

This article provides an overview of intraocular lenses (IOLs) currently used in cataract surgery. Aspects presented include design features related to IOL construction and sites of fixation; optic, filter, and haptic materials; as well as pathophysiologic features of uveal biocompatibility, capsular biocompatibility, and postoperative IOL opacification. This overview also includes supplementary (add-on; piggyback) lenses implanted in eyes that are already pseudophakic and considerations on IOLs used in the pediatric population. Different IOLs are made available to surgeons each year, including lenses with increasingly complex design characteristics owing to advancements in manufacturing and surgical techniques.

• Authors: Liliana Werner
• Journal: Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology) Vol. 128 Issue 11 Pg. e74-e93 (11 2021) ISSN: 1549-4713 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 32619547 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Silicone Elastomers

Topics

• Cataract Extraction
• Humans
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Prosthesis Design
• Silicone Elastomers