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标题：Advances in lens implant technology
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作者：Daniel Kook ; Anselm Kampik ; Alois K. Dexl 等
期刊名称：F1000 Biology Reports
电子版ISSN：2051-7599
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
DOI：10.3410/M5-3
语种：English
出版社：Faculty of 1000 Ltd
摘要：Cataract surgery is one of the oldest and the most frequent outpatient clinic operations in medicine performed worldwide. The clouded human crystalline lens is replaced by an artificial intraocular lens implanted into the capsular bag. During the last six decades, cataract surgery has undergone rapid development from a traumatic, manual surgical procedure with implantation of a simple lens to a minimally invasive intervention increasingly assisted by high technology and a broad variety of implants customized for each patient’s individual requirements. This review discusses the major advances in this field and focuses on the main challenge remaining – the treatment of presbyopia. The demand for correction of presbyopia is increasing, reflecting the global growth of the ageing population. Pearls and pitfalls of currently applied methods to correct presbyopia and different approaches under investigation, both in lens implant technology and in surgical technology, are discussed.