Update on Cataract Extraction Surgery and Intra-Ocular Lens Implantation
Ton, Y.; Assia, E.I.
Harefuah 154(8): 516
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 26480618 Document Number: 682179
Cataract extraction and intra-ocular lens (IOL) implantation is one of the most prevalent surgical interventions worldwide. In Israel more than 50,000 procedures were performed in 2013. The progress in cataract surgery is dual, including the surgical technique of the crystalline lens removal along with developments in IOL structure and optic characteristics. This review focuses on new techniques in cataract surgery and modern types of IOLs for implantation.