[Intraocular lenses for microincisional cataract surgery]

Abstract

Incision size in micro-incisional cataract surgery (MICS) is dependent on the minimal size of the folded or rolled intraocular lens (IOL) during implantation and thus the outer diameter of the injector system used. At present implantations through incisions <2.0 mm are possible. MICS IOLs have to be optimized for this small dimension in terms of material and lens body design. Compared to standard procedures, MICS induces little astigmatism and higher order aberrations. Thus MICS procedures provide better predictability in terms of postoperative refractive results. This is of special interest when implanting advanced optic designs, such as aspheric, toric or multifocal IOLs.