[Toric intraocular lenses correct astigmatism in connection with surgery for cataract]
Morten Høgild Pedersen1, Thomas Olsen, Peter Jeppesen
1moeped@rm.dk.
Abstract:
Cataract surgery is traditionally regarded as a primarily sight-restoring procedure. However, with the improvement of surgical techniques and intraocular lenses the procedure has evolved into a refractive procedure as well. With the recent advent of toric intraocular lenses (t-IOL) surgeons now have the potential to correct pre-existing astigmatism in addition to the correction of myopia and hyperopia by the implantation of an appropriate t-IOL, carefully selected according to both its spherical and cylindrical power. The benefit for the patient is an improved vision without spectacles.
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