http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to optometry products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/07/16/lens-implant-may-become-a-good-alternative-treatment-for-myopia/ http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/07/16/lens-implant-may-become-a-good-alternative-treatment-for-myopia/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:47:33 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/07/16/lens-implant-may-become-a-good-alternative-treatment-for-myopia/ An intraocular lens can correct myopia within 0.5 D of the target in 79% of eyes and caused no vision-threatening complications. This was reported by Japanese investigators from the University of Kitasato in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. “Our long-term results indicate that [implantable collamer lens (ICL)] implantation is safe and effective and provides predictable and stable refractive results in the correction of moderate to high myopia throughout a four-year observation,” the authors said. These findings suggest that ICL implantation may be a good alternative for the treatment of moderate to high myopia.

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