Sulcoflex® IOL: An Effective Solution for Correcting High Residual Refractive Error After Cataract Surgery, Especially In Patients Who Cannot Undergo LASIK

A review article by Jorge L. Alio and colleagues entitled “Enhancements after cataract surgery” discusses indications and outcomes following procedures to correct residual refractive error after cataract surgery, including use of the Sulcoflex^® lens.

The paper, published in Current Opinions in Ophthalmology, describes the main causes of unsatisfactory visual outcomes after cataract surgery and the current methods used to resolve suboptimal results. The authors note that although LASIK has proved to be the most accurate procedure to correct residual refractive error after cataract surgery, supplementary intraocular lenses (IOLs) such as the Sulcoflex^® are preferred mainly for the correction of high residual refractive error after cataract surgery, or when LASIK is not an available option for particular patients .

Alio and colleagues highlight that supplementary IOL implantation is an effective, reversible, well-tolerated treatment solution for pseudophakic refractive surprise. Furthermore, supplementary IOL implantation has been shown to be more efficacious than IOL exchange. A distinct advantage of the Sulcoflex^® is that it is available in a multifocal version which may be used to correct hyperopic-presbyopic surprise after cataract surgery in highly myopic patients, and residual refractive errors following previous implantation of a monofocal IOL. Thus, the Sulcoflex^® offers a complete solution for the treatment of pseudophakic refractive surprise in patients who cannot undergo LASIK treatment.

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