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José L Güell, WOC 2018 – Current Challenges and Future Research into IOLs

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Published Online: Jul 19th 2018

José L Güell (Instituto Microcirugía Ocular of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain) discusses the continuous development into IOLs, including EDOF and trifocal lenses, and lenses used to adjust different errors of refraction and special cases. The main limitation in the current treatment is the final placement of the lens, and current and future research into adjustable lenses and using femtosecond lasers to correct the refractive error once the lens is inside the eye.

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1. What have been the most significant recent developments in the area of IOLs? (0:35)
2. Discuss the current unmet needs and/or the challenges you face when treating patients with cataracts. (1:29)
3. What developments are you most excited about in the area of cataract surgery over the next few years? (2:53)
4. Which presentations/data have interested you the most at this year’s WOC? (3:57)

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