Session
IC-208 Adopting Phakic IOLs to Correct High Myopia
April 2025
Meeting: 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Course Instructor: Dimitrii D. Dementiev, MD
Co-Instructors: Matteo Piovella, MD; David R. Hardten, MD, FACS; Roger Zaldivar, MD, MBA, MSc; Gregory D. Parkhurst, FACS, MD; Barbara Kusa, MD

Course Description
Adding phakic IOL to the ophthalmic surgeon's portfolio. To focuse on the posterior chamber and iris fixated phakic IOLs to make their adoption successful and safe.Clinical information on IOL selection plus management of intra- and long term complications. How to match best phakic IOLs discussing the advantages and limits of an elective temporary surgery.The innovative role of IOL vaulting and natural lens anatomy evolution will be discussed.

Educational Objective
Techniques & Technology to adopt phakic IOLs in a safer and controlled way
2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting Instructional Courses

This 1.5 hour Instructional Course was recorded at the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, April 25-28, 2025.