{"id":87016,"date":"2026-04-30T00:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/puresee-iol-demonstrates-quality-distance-intermediate-vision\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:51:18","slug":"puresee-iol-demonstrates-quality-distance-intermediate-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/puresee-iol-demonstrates-quality-distance-intermediate-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"PureSee IOL demonstrates quality distance, intermediate vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"ArticleContent\">\n<div class=\"article__below-title\">\n<div class=\" article__posted-date\">\n<p>April 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p>2 min watch<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mobile-trust-box\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5 d-xl-none\">\n<div class=\"trust-box\">\n<div class=\"trust-box-logo d-none d-md-block\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/osn.svg?la=en&amp;h=32&amp;w=145&amp;hash=C099A5ADC410818ECDF2097A4CD3C51F\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"32\" alt=\"occular surgery news logo\" width=\"145\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-md-1 offset-xl-0 col-xl-12\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-button-wrapper d-none\" data-component=\"EmailTopicAlert\" data-module=\"Subspecialty Email Topic Alerts Top\" data-manage-email-link=\"\/footer\/account-information\/my-account\/email-subscriptions-and-alerts#emailAlerts\">\n  <hidden data-setting-item=\"d265901d-6d37-49c7-a8f6-c7bf19a02509\"\/><br \/>\n  <hidden data-crm-source=\"Subspecialty Topic Alert\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button d-none\" data-topic-button=\"not-subscribed\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <span data-module-track-action=\"Email Alerts TOP_Click_Healio News Article\" data-module-track-label=\"Email Alerts TOP_Healio News Article\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n        Add topic to email alerts&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/span>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-inner collapse u8f8ee440c04941ad811fd0b562ef1e4d\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-dialogue\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          Receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-sign-up-type=\"unknown\">\n          Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-loading-text=\"Loading &lt;i class=\" fa=\"\" fa-spinner=\"\" fa-spin=\"\">&#8220;&#13;<br \/>\n              data-action=&#8221;subscribe&#8221;&gt;&#13;<br \/>\n        Subscribe&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-topic-modal=\"failed\">    <strong>We were unable to process your request. 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If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p><button data-dismiss=\"modal\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block\">Back to Healio<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Key takeaways:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The real-world observational study included 293 patients.<\/li>\n<li>The lens is designed to extend range of vision, minimize dysphotopsias and maximize tolerance to residual refractive error.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Tecnis PureSee extended depth of focus IOL provides good distance and intermediate vision, according to a real-world study presented at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.<\/p>\n<p>      <b>Brian Schwam, MD,<\/b> said the PureSee extended depth of focus IOL (Johnson &amp; Johnson) has a purely refractive design that helps patients extend their range of vision while minimizing dysphotopsias and maximizing tolerance to residual refractive error.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure article__og-image\">&#13;\n    <picture>&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0426_ascrs_schwam_video_graphic_01_web.webp?w=476\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0426_ascrs_schwam_video_graphic_01_web.webp?w=800\" media=\"(max-width: 992px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0426_ascrs_schwam_video_graphic_01_web.webp?w=595\" media=\"(max-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0426_ascrs_schwam_video_graphic_01_web.webp?w=476\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0426_ascrs_schwam_video_graphic_01_web.webp?w=476\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0426_ascrs_schwam_video_graphic_01_web.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Real-world quality of vision outcomes in patients implanted with a purely refractive extended depth of focus IOL. Presented at: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting; April 10-13, 2026; Washington.\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid\" width=\"800\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>&#13;<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">&#13;<br \/>\n      Data were derived from\u00a0Real-world quality of vision outcomes in patients implanted with a purely refractive extended depth of focus IOL. Presented at: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting; April 10-13, 2026; Washington.&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe lens has a continuous changing curvature along the posterior surface,\u201d he said during a presentation. \u201cThe anterior surface is designed like other Tecnis lenses with the wavefront-designed aspheric surface to reduce corneal spherical aberration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schwam and colleagues conducted a real-world, observational, single-arm study of 293 patients who underwent bilateral implantation with Tecnis PureSee toric or non-toric IOLs. Visual acuity and visual symptoms were assessed at a 3-month postoperative visit.<\/p>\n<p>Mean monocular best corrected distance visual acuity and mean binocular best corrected distance visual acuity were 20\/19 and 20\/17, respectively. Schwam said 97% of patients achieved 20\/20 or better in best corrected binocular distance visual acuity. Additionally, mean binocular distance corrected and uncorrected intermediate visual acuity were both 20\/26, according to the presentation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__video-player\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <video-js class=\"vjs-fluid\" controls=\"\" data-account=\"1866680400001\" data-application-id=\"\" data-embed=\"default\" data-player=\"1pRc4aob8\" data-playlist-id=\"\" data-video-id=\"6394185987112\" id=\"V4d4a04bf_638a_404f_a398_5bf5c961e0a8_6394185987112\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/video-js>&#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<br \/>\n    <\/span>&#13;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"av-figure\" data-video-id=\"V4d4a04bf_638a_404f_a398_5bf5c961e0a8_6394185987112\">&#13;<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">&#13;<br \/>\n          In this Healio Video Perspective, Brian Schwam, MD, shares results from the real-world observational study investigating the Tecnis PureSee extended depth of focus IOL.&#13;<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Schwam said that patients reported low levels of bothersome visual symptoms. Overall, 4.1% of patients experienced glare, 3.8% experienced halos and 4.8% experienced starburst \u201cvery often,\u201d while 3.1%, 1.4% and 2.7%, respectively, reported that they were \u201cvery bothered\u201d by these symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Schwam said the study results show that the PureSee IOL gives patients high-quality vision in a real-world setting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always important to see how a lens performs in a very highly controlled study,\u201d he said. \u201cBut how does it perform in the real world of surgeons who have more choice on perhaps the patients they need to put these lenses in? 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