Most MICS-IOLs are constructed of one-piece hydrophilic acrylic material. They used to have insufficiently sharp posterior optic edges and broad haptic-optic junctions that compromised the optic-edge barrier effect. Improvements in those designs have achieved better hydrophilic acrylic IOLs in terms of vision quality and prevention of posterior capsular opacity. Recently, a hydrophobic three-piece IOL, which features a slim haptic junction and a sharp optic edge, became available. This chapter reviews the characteristics of recently introduced microincision IOLs.
Further investigation is needed to improve the IOL design to match the microincision platform, without compromising vision quality.
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