PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS MYOPIA

Course overview

THE PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOLS) IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT EXPANDS THE RANGE OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY TO COVER HIGHER DEGREES OF MYOPIA, HYPEROPIA, AND ASTIGMATISM THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY NOT POSSIBLE TO TREAT. IT PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO HIGH REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOT SUITED FOR CORNEAL REFRACTIVE TREATMENTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HIGH MYOPIA UNDERGOING TREATMENT WITH PHAKIC IOLS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.