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Accommodating Intraocular Lens

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Accommodative intraocular lens

Definition

An accommodative IOL is an artificial intraocular lens which is designed to enable accommodation (a dynamic change in focus of the eye).

Indication

Accommodating IOLs are supposed to transform the movement of the ciliary muscle which occurs with an accommodative effort into a dynamic change of dioptric power of the eye. They are indicated to treat the loss of the ability to accommodate which occurs with advancing age (presbyopia).

Contraindications

Accommodative IOLs are not indicated in eyes with a weakened zonule and insufficient fixation of the crystalline lens capsule.

Techniques and Principles

All accommodating IOLs currently available are based on the principle of translation of the IOL optic. By means of a hinge or a similar mechanism in the IOL, haptic contraction of the ciliary muscle is expected to effect an anterior shift of the IOL optic and thus increase the power of the eye. This allows only a limited range of...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Klinikum Bad Hersfeld, Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Seilerweg 29, 36251, Bad Hersfeld, Germany

    Martin Baumeister

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Correspondence to Martin Baumeister .

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Baumeister, M., Kohnen, T. (2018). Accommodating Intraocular Lens. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69000-9_384

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