Guidance
3 Further information
3.1 This guidance requires that clinicians undertaking the procedure make special arrangements for audit. The Institute has identified relevant audit criteria and developed an audit tool (which is for use at local discretion).
Andrew Dillon
Chief Executive
February 2007
Sources of evidence
The evidence considered by the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee is described in the following document:
'Interventional procedure overview of the implantation of accommodating intraocular lenses during cataract surgery', October 2006.
Information for patients
NICE has produced information describing its guidance on this procedure for patients and their carers ('Understanding NICE guidance'). It explains the nature of the procedure and the decision made, and has been written with patient consent in mind.