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An intraocular lens is implanted in the eye once your natural lens which has turned opaque due to the removal of cataract, to restore your vision to optimal. With advances in available technology for cataract surgery, the kind of intraocular lenses, called IOLs, have also undergone a revolutionary change. The first IOL that was implanted in the human eye, by Sir Harold Ridley in 1949, was made of acrylic called Perspex.

Intraocular lenses were approved as “safe and effective” in the USA by the Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) only in 1981. From then to now, the kinds of lenses that are available for implantation has been nothing short of a revolution for cataracts treatment[1].

The two most common types of lenses are: