Newer isn’t always better

There was recently a discussion amongst some eye surgeons about new lens implants. (The necessary background here is that, following removal of a cataract, we almost always place a lens implant in the eye.) The prevailing opinion was that one of the really newest–“latest and greatest”–lens implant technologies is not giving the best outcomes after cataract surgery. Basically, what many have found is that some of the lens implants that came out a few years earlier are actually giving better results. The fact that newer isn’t always better isn’t the biggest news flash in the world; we all know this to some extent. However, it pays to remind ourselves of it, because sometimes we can forget in the hype of “wonderful” new innovations.