Visual, Refractive, Functional, and Patient Satisfaction Outcomes After Implantation of a New Trifocal Diffractive...

To describe the visual, refractive, functional, and patient satisfaction outcomes of the Clareon^® PanOptix^® trifocal intraocular lens (IOL).

This was a prospective longitudinal descriptive study. Patients who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of Clareon^® PanOptix^® (Alcon Laboratories, Inc.) were included. Monocular refractive outcomes and visual acuity at distance, intermediate, and near were evaluated 1- and 6-months post-op. Binocular contrast sensitivity (M&S^® Technologies), binocular defocus curve, and patient satisfaction with the IOL Satisfaction (IOLSAT) and Questionnaire for Visual Disturbance (QUVID) questionaries were assessed at 6-month post-op.

Seventy-six Clareon^® PanOptix^® were implanted bilaterally in 38 patients. The mean age of the patients was 67.63±5.18 years. At 1-month post-op, the monocular Corrected Distance Visual Acuity (CDVA), CIVA and CNVA were 0.00±0.09, 0.02±0.17, and 0.12±0.12 LogMAR, respectively, and CDVA and CNVA were stable at 6-month post-op (p>0.05). No statistical differences were found in post-op spherical equivalent at 1 and 6 months (-0.08±0.27 D and -0.05±0.24 D; p=0.351). A 100% of eyes were within ±0.5 D at 1 month and 6-month post-op. Binocular defocus curve shows three peaks of maximum visual acuity (VA) at 0D (-0.04±0.08 LogMAR), at -1.50D, and -2.50 D (0.01±0.10 LogMAR and 0.03±0.07 LogMAR, respectively). Contrast sensitivity decreased at high spatial frequencies. In patient satisfaction, IOLSAT questionary reveals 78.94% patients "Never" or "Rarely" Needing Glasses and according QUVID questionnaire, 100% of patients report no hazy vision.

The PanOptix^® IOL platform with the new material Clareon^® provides good visual outcomes for distance, intermediate, and near vision, with adequate contrast sensitivity and low visual disturbances.