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I am 69 now and is having early cataract.
I am Anaesthesiologist.
The Idea of going for Multifocal was always there , and 'Tecnis Symohony' seems to me the right choice.
Please let me know if in the future, a laser procedure on my retina is to be performed will it be possible to focus at the right location on the retina through these multifocal rings of lenses ?
I am Anaesthesiologist.
The Idea of going for Multifocal was always there , and 'Tecnis Symohony' seems to me the right choice.
Please let me know if in the future, a laser procedure on my retina is to be performed will it be possible to focus at the right location on the retina through these multifocal rings of lenses ?
Yes the risks of retina surgery are increased in multifocal IOL patients vs monofocal per my source a professor of ophthalmology and retina surgeon at a top US ophthalmology program. Of course the numbers are too small to expect any controlled study to be done.
Okay let me be specific since retina surgery depends on visualization the risks are increased per the Professor of Ophthalmology. Controlled studies will not be done of course because the numbers are too small.
I'll add that "more difficult" seems to be implying it is still possible. I'd seen articles from surgeons talking indicating that they can deal with multifocal lenses when doing retinal surgery, even if it isn't ideal. If there were something it actually prevented them from doing or noticeably increased the risk (vs. merely making it more difficult), that would be of use for people to know.
Also, it isn't clear if the difficulties they have with multifocals would be present with the Symfony or not. I haven't seen anyone commenting on seeing through the Symfony being a concern for other sorts of surgery. Its optics aren't the same as a traditional multifocal, but it isn't a monofocal either so it seems possible the difficulty might be somewhere in between, but I don't know for sure.
Also, it isn't clear if the difficulties they have with multifocals would be present with the Symfony or not. I haven't seen anyone commenting on seeing through the Symfony being a concern for other sorts of surgery. Its optics aren't the same as a traditional multifocal, but it isn't a monofocal either so it seems possible the difficulty might be somewhere in between, but I don't know for sure.
Dr. If you have an "early cataract" I would not be concerned with what type of IOL you would choose when surgery could easily be 5-10 years down the road and the technology will be much different then than now.
I spoke with a friend of mine, a professor of ophthalmology at a world famous medical school. He is a retina surgeon. He said it is more difficult to do laser through and retina surgery on eyes with multifocal IOLs than monofocal IOLs.
I spoke with a friend of mine, a professor of ophthalmology at a world famous medical school. He is a retina surgeon. He said it is more difficult to do laser through and retina surgery on eyes with multifocal IOLs than monofocal IOLs.
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