What is the best intraocular lens (IOL): AcrySof IQ PanOptix (Alcon), Acriva Trinova (vsy biotechnology), LISA Tri (Zeiss), Mini Well (SIFI Medtech)?

There is no single "best intraocular lens," whether single vision, toric, or presbyopia-correcting. All IOLs vary in optical performance, with incremental improvements over time from advances in technology. What is the "best" IOL for a particular individual often depends on the particularities of that patient's ocular anatomy, medical history, visual goals, and whether there has been any past eye surgery (e.g. LASIK).

Your ophthalmologist should explain these issues as they apply to your individual case. No IOL can reproduce yet the quality of vision found in a young, healthy human natural lens.

_Written by J. Trevor Woodhams, M.D. - Chief of Surgery, Woodhams Eye Clinic