Hybrid IOLs: Extended Depth + Trifocal Lenses for Patient Satisfaction

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Main Topic: Combining different types of intraocular lenses (IOLs) to improve patient satisfaction after cataract surgery.

Key Points:

* The Problem: patients often struggle to decide on a single IOL type due to trade-offs between distance, intermediate, and near vision. There’s anxiety around making the “right” choice.
* The Solution: Dr. David F.Chang advocates for a “hybrid” approach, combining a refractive extended depth of focus IOL in one eye with a diffractive trifocal IOL in the other.
* How it Works:
* Extended Depth of Focus IOL: Provides good night vision and a broader range of vision.
* Diffractive Trifocal IOL: Offers sufficient near vision for tasks like reading text messages and applying makeup, reducing the need for reading glasses.
* Analogy: Dr. Chang playfully refers to this combination as “surf and turf,” emphasizing that patients don’t have to limit themselves to a single option.
* Presentation Context: This information was presented at the Hawaiian Eye 2026 conference.

Disclosures: Dr. Chang has consulting relationships with Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, and RxSight.

Source: The information is based on a presentation by Dr.david F. Chang at the Hawaiian Eye conference.

Publisher: Occular Surgery News (Healio).

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