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results when it comes to preventing PCO and IOL movement within the bag.
Lenstec's Softec HD Oval is so named because of the oval center measuring 5.75mm by 6.5mm, which provides almost 30% more coverage across the visual plane compared to standard IOLs, says the company. Not only is it the first oval, single-piece, foldable IOL, it's also the largest, single-piece, foldable IOL on the market.
Hoya's iSymm and the preloaded iSert are clear, foldable, hydrophobic, acrylic optic IOLs. The optimized aspheric design is meant to provide negative spherical aberration along with central power distribution that maintains image quality with misalignment, says the company.
Dr. Vold (svold@cox.net) is an ophthalmic surgeon and the founder of Vold Vision in Fayetteville, Ark.