Etiology of Negative Dysphotopsia
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Etiology of Negative Dysphotopsia
- Author:
Xiaolin Gu, Samuel Masket, Nicole Fram, George Pettit
Cataract is the leading cause of visual impairment worldwide. Cataract surgery, the removal of clouded crystalline lens and subsequent implantation of an artificial intraocular lens (IOL), is the most commonly performed ocular surgical procedure. In 2015, approximately 3.6 million patients in the United States and more than 20 million worldwide underwent cataract surgery. With an increasing aging population, the number of patients undergoing this surgery is expected to increase each year. Modern cataract surgery is generally considered a safe and effective procedure due to the advancement of surgical equipment, intraocular lens design, and surgical technique.
