Piggybacking With the Sulcoflex | 合法醫療器材資訊網

TheSulcoflex(RaynerIntraocularLenses,Ltd.,EastSussex,UnitedKingdom)isaone-piecehydrophilicacrylicIOLwitha6.5-mmopticand13.5-mmoverall ...

Cataract surgery has evolved from a procedure concerned with safely removing cataracts to a procedure aimed at achieving the best refractive outcome, thanks to advances in IOL technology and phacoemulsification techniques. Although accurate biometry and IOL power calculation are possible, there are occasions when a refractive surprise will still occur postoperatively. Additionally, more patients expect spectacle independence for distance, with increasing numbers of patients requesting spectacle independence for both distance and near vision. Secondary IOL implantation, or IOL piggybacking, 1 can address these issues.

BACKGROUND The piggyback technique involves use of two or more IOLs in the posterior chamber of the same eye. First described by Gayton and Sanders1 in 1993, this technique was initially developed to correct high hyperopic errors and as a secondary procedure to correct postoperative ...