How to Succeed With the AcrySof IQ Restor Lens | 合法醫療器材資訊網

SixstepsforexcellentoutcomesaftercataractsurgerywiththismultifocalIOL.

Ibegan practicing ophthalmology in 1981 and approach cataract surgery as refractive surgery. When cataract patients come into my office, they hear about several IOL options. Premium IOLs maximize these patients’ outcomes and satisfaction by combining cataract and refractive surgery. My first choice is the AcrySof IQ Restor IOL +3.0 D (Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX), because I find this lens provides patients with excellent vision at distance, near, and intermediate distance.

A high percentage of my patients select the AcrySof IQ Restor IOL because of what my staff calls the Abell six step, a preoperative educational program. During an hour-long discussion, my staff and I explain the program to each patient and emphasize that the six steps (three on the right eye, three on the left eye) are performed as indicated over a 1-year period. This approach helps to manage patients’ expectations and...