title: [Cataract extraction with bifocal lens implantation].
abstract: Extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL) is a routine operation in Norway today. With the conventional monofocal IOL, most people require spectacles post-operatively to attain optimal vision. A new principle is the bifocal IOL, which is designed to minimize the patient's need for additional post-operative near vision correction. In this article we present the first results using this bifocal lens. Ten out of 17 patients (18 eyes) had no need of post-operative spectacles. We believe that this lens represents a promising new optical principle, and is an advance in IOL implant technology.
authors.affiliation: Oyeavdelingen Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Drolsum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Håskjold
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Kataraktekstraksjon med implantasjon av bifokal intraokulaer linse.