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A: No, we are not implanting the light-adjustable lens yet, we plan to do that after U.S. FDA has fully approved that lens, to make sure that all long-term follow-up results are in, and they do meet the criteria of safety, efficacy and stability of these new lenses.

Regarding your post-LASIK eyes, we do have the best technology that is currently available, i.e., performing LASIK enhancement after cataract surgery for such post-LASIK eyes, to adjust the power of the intraocular lens implanted.

It is indeed much harder, to perform cataract surgery in post-LASIK eyes, since the power of the lens implanted can be off (due to prior eye surgery), and much more likely that one will need LASIK enhancements after cataract surgery, to adjust the intraocular lens power implanted as such. In fact, at Wang Vision, we do specialize in performing cataract surgeries in post-LASIK eyes as such, and are international referral center for post-LASIK cataract surgery (click https://wangvisioninstitute.com/iol_calculation.html).

My suggestion to you, is to come in, for a full evaluation, to measure fully of your post-LASIK eyes and your cataracts, and identify the optimal approach to your post-LASIK cataract surgery, i.e., to consider among the following two options:

1.     Using the current state-of-the-art technology, i.e., to adjust the power of the intraocular lens implanted after cataract surgery by using LASIK enhancement as such. This is a proven and successful technology, in the hands of small number of specialists around the country who do specialize in post-LASIK cataract surgeries, and it does have the big advantage of being able to, in most cases, use Forever Young (multifocal or accommodative) lenses, to improve reading after your cataract surgery;

2.     Or, wait for light-adjustable lens approval. We do need to keep in mind, however, that ONLY monofocal light-adjustable lens will be available, NOT the Forever Young (multifocal or accommodative) lens types, i.e., with light-adjustable (monofocal) lenses, there will be no reading ability.