title: Low-power intraocular lens implantation in patients with cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.
abstract: Three patients with age-related macular degeneration for whom cataract surgery was indicated received low-power intraocular lenses (IOLs) calculated to produce an end spectacle refraction of approximately +6 diopters, producing a magnification of about 12%. Our experience with these three cases suggests that use of low-power implants in such patients may yield better results than emmetropic IOLs.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Boutros
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Boutros
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity