title: Optimal postoperative refraction for good unaided near and distance vision with monofocal intraocular lenses.
abstract: Forty five eyes with up to 2 dioptres of myopic astigmatism and up to 1 dioptre sphere either plus or minus following cataract extraction and implantation of a monofocal intraocular lens were examined to assess their unaided visual acuities. Forty three percent were able to see 6/12 and N8, and 60% were able to see 6/12 and N10. Subjects with between 1 and 2 dioptres of myopic astigmatism and virtually no sphere were able to see 6/12 and N10 in 82% of cases. This study confirms the benefits to both distance and near vision of myopic astigmatism as an alternative to multifocal intraocular lenses.
authors.affiliation: St Jame's University Hospital, Leeds.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cassells-Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*