Presby-LASIK may be better option than multifocal IOLs, study shows

PARIS — Both multifocal IOLs and presby-LASIK are viable solutions for presbyopia correction, but the latter has a greater range of visual acuity at different distances, according to a study presented here.

"Presbyopic LASIK using the Gaussian ablation type, which means a +1.7 D, 3-mm optical zone, slightly decentered 1 mm inferiorly and nasally, is able to provide an acceptable level of distance vision, on average 20/25 to 20/20 and up to 20/18 in some cases, along with an acceptable or even very good level of near and intermediate vision," Michael Assouline, MD, said at the meeting of the French Society of Ophthalmology.

In comparison, multifocal IOLs have shown less satisfactory visual performance.

source: OSN Supersite