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Study Tests IOL Durability in Space

Researchers evaluated how IOL materials held up after approximately 6 months outside the International Space Station.

Ophthalmology Management September 14, 2026
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Study Tests IOL Durability in Space

  • Lilliana Werner, MD, PhD

    Ophthalmology

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    John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health

    But I’ve never gotten lenses from space—it’s super cool!

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  • Morgan Micheletti, MD

    Ophthalmology

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    Berkeley Eye Center

    In my lifetime, someone will have cataract surgery off of this planet, and we need to figure out how to send lenses there.

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