Contact: Harilaos Ginis, h.ginis@athenseyehospital.gr

Cataract surgery, besides necessary in order to restore functional vision in cataract patients is a unique opportunity to reform the optical system of the eye. 

Μultifocal IOLs (of various types) provide simultaneously far, near and (in some cases) intermediate vision. These IOLs are (by design) an optical and functional compromise, in the sense that none of the foci is perfect and the patient is expected to get accustomed to the deteriorated image quality. Clinical research on multifocal IOLs is centered around developing patient selection criteria. This project recruits methods from Artificial intelligence to identify the best solution for each patient among the various available IOL designs. Moreover, it may lead to a methodology for designing customized IOLs for each individual patient. 

Customised Vision for Cataract Patients will improve outcomes in premium IOL implantations. It will efficiently identify patients that are likely to experience difficulties with multifocality and reduce the burden for IOL explantation surgeries for clinics and physicians.