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Have you experienced any significant refractive regression years after the final lock-in for light adjustable lenses?

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Do concerns about long-term refractive stability influence your decision to adopt or continue offering light adjustable lens (LAL) technology?

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Ophthalmology · Advanced Eye Centers Inc
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But to be fair, the people who do these lenses have a vested interest in being positive about them. I would like to see a prospective double blind study.

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Ophthalmology · Center For Advanced Eye Care
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We have patients 18-24 months out. And the vast majority has no change in Mrx. No more than you would have with a multifocal or any other lens.

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Ophthalmology · Boston Vision
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We saw some of this early on when we were trying to "get through" the adjustments as quickly as possible. We switched to doing adjustments 1 week apart and have not seen much of an issue. We are close to 1,000 LAL lenses, and I can only think of a few patients who required laser vision correction af...

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Ophthalmology · David E Eisenberg Md Medical Group
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Answer: No.

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