Intraindividual comparative analysis of the visual performance after cataract surgery with implantation of a trifocal and a bifocal intraocular lens

Presbyopia-treating intraocular lenses (IOLs) are now widely available and offer high predictability at all distances, better visual outcomes, and high patient satisfaction. In most patients, the same multifocal IOL is implanted bilaterally. In certain circumstances, such as during complex surgeries...

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Published inJournal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 695 - 698
Main Authors Al-Khateeb, Ghada, MD, Shajari, Mehdi, MD, Kohnen, Thomas, MD, PhD, FEBO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2017
Subjects
Cataract Extraction
Humans
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Lenses, Intraocular
Multifocal Intraocular Lenses
Ophthalmology
Patient Satisfaction
Phacoemulsification
Presbyopia
Visual Acuity
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Summary:Presbyopia-treating intraocular lenses (IOLs) are now widely available and offer high predictability at all distances, better visual outcomes, and high patient satisfaction. In most patients, the same multifocal IOL is implanted bilaterally. In certain circumstances, such as during complex surgeries, it is important to be prepared with a backup plan to maintain surgical expectations. We report 3 patients who had femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgeries in both eyes. The complicated eye had implantation of a bifocal IOL and the fellow eye of a trifocal IOL. This intraindividual analysis shows that combining a trifocal and a bifocal IOL can achieve high patient satisfaction and an overall good visual outcome.
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ISSN:0886-3350
1873-4502
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrs.2017.03.024