Corrected and uncorrected near and distance vision with ReSTOR compared to monofocal intraocular lens implantation after cataract surgery: a pooled analysis.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate distance and near vision-related benefit after implantation of ReSTOR multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) following cataract surgery.


METHODS
Two prospective open-labeled nonrandomized studies were pooled. Patients' perception of benefit was assessed with the TyPE, administered at baseline and after each eye surgery.


RESULTS
A total of 499 patients received ReSTOR IOLs, and 173 received monofocal IOLs. The distance vision of monofocal and ReSTOR patients improved equally with and without glasses. A greater improvement in near vision without glasses was reported by ReSTOR-implanted patients as early as after the 1st eye surgery (p < 0.0001). More ReSTOR patients than monofocal patients reported independence from glasses after the 1st eye surgery (64 vs. 52%; p = 0.0002). This difference had increased after the 2nd eye surgery (85 vs. 51%; p < 0.0001).


CONCLUSIONS
The improvement in near vision without glasses was significantly more evident in ReSTOR patients, allowing the majority of them to be free of glasses.
Cochener
Béatrice
B
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, France.
Arnould
Benoit
B
Viala
Muriel
M
Roborel de Climens
Aude
A
Berdeaux
Gilles
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009216:Myopia / Q000517:prevention & control; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires