We tested the Liberty² optic on the optical bench of the David J Apple Laboratory at the Heidelberg University Eye Clinic. The test revealed that the additional interfaces, as compared to the classical MIOL, do not impair the optical quality whatsoever. As a matter of principle, the multifocality is reversible and may be geared to meet the requirements of the patient quite individually. This proves a major benefit of the Liberty² optic.

The Liberty² optic with its progressive trifocal array is just great. The options to combine the two lenses are providing a high degree of adaptability to cope with refractive situations. Both handling and safety of the system are convincing.

I feel comfortable with the offensive approach: a planned 2-step trifocality with Basis IOL in the capsular bag and the AddOn trifocal in the sulcus. The superindication for this technique is RLE or post-LASIK cataract surgery. Refractive surprises shall be avoided completely.

I am excited and very pleased to be able to deliver an alternative to current practice for using multifocal IOL’s. In those patients that are unsure but still want the opportunity for near visual acuity, the dual-lens system provides a simple alternative and reversible technique to single multifocal IOL in the bag.  

Until today, our surgical options for pseudophakic patients desiring spectacle-free life were limited to IOL replacement. But now we have Liberty² with excellent visual results. My patients gained excellent near and intermendiate vision, including correction for distance in specific cases. All this with a simple surgery without the risk of surgical complications of IOL exchange. This is a new revolution in refractive surgery.

The Addon sulcus IOL portfolio have been a terrific addition to the refractive options I can offer my patients. The Trifocal Addon provides superb reading vision and allows patients to maintain binocularity in a solution that is easily reversible. The Addon platform engenders enormous confidence in meeting my patients' visual goals.

I am convinced of this concept. Liberty² enables me to provide my patients with the best trifocal eye care currently available. It offers the option for lens exchange or retrofit at any time in the event of whatever kind of intolerance or improvements as future technologies emerge. This is its most important benefit in my opinion.

Once the first enthusiastic Liberty² patients had shown up with excellent results, we felt encouraged to further promote the dual-lens system, even for clear-lens patients. Liberty² enables me to provide quite individual care for my patients in the future. 

The Liberty² implantation procedure, combining Basis IOL and AddOn in one intervention, works without any problem and the AddOn shows excellent centration in the ciliary sulcus. As of now, the Dual-Lens System of 1stQ will always be mentioned as a surgical option of the patient information provided in our ophthalmic practice.

I have tried it on myself. I now have Liberty² in both eyes. I am getting along well again without spectacles in all circumstances. This gives me a new kind of life awareness with a feeling of freedom after many years of constraints with varifocal glasses.