title: New add-on intraocular lens for patients with age-related macular degeneration.
abstract: We present a new option for visual rehabilitation of patients with advanced macular degeneration and evaluate the outcomes in the first 8 patients who had implantation of the ciliary sulcus-fixated macular add-on intraocular lens (IOL) (Scharioth Macula Lens) at our institute. The surgical technique for implantation of the add-on IOL is described. Near vision improved in 7 eyes and was stable in 1 eye. The corrected near visual acuity improved by 4.4 lines with the macular add-on IOL at 15 cm versus with glasses at 40 cm; it improved by 2.1 lines with the macular add-on IOL at 15 cm versus with glasses at 15 cm. Distance vision was stable in all eyes. No intraoperative or postoperative complication occurred. The macular add-on IOL has the potential of improving near vision and reading ability in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Dr. Scharioth is a consultant to Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Medicontur Ltd. He is the inventor of the Scharioth Macula Lens and receives royalties.
authors.affiliation: From Aurelios Augenzentrum, Recklinghausen, Germany, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. Electronic address: gabor.scharioth@augenzentrum.org.
authors.forename: Gabor B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Scharioth
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology