Early experience with the AcrySof toric IOL for the correction of astigmatism in cataract surgery.
OBJECTIVE
The AcrySof toric IOL (tIOL) became available in Canada in 2006, thereby giving surgeons another option in the correction of astigmatism during cataract surgery. The purpose of this paper is to report the early experience of the acrylic AcrySof tIOL.


METHODS
Observational clinical study.


METHODS
One hundred eleven eyes, including 41 bilateral patients.


METHODS
Patients were implanted with the AcrySoftIOL by 1 surgeon between April and September 2007. The eyes were followed for 6 months and pre- and postrefractive outcomes were summarized.


RESULTS
Preoperatively, the mean refractive cylinder was -1.25 D compared with -0.32 D postoperative. At 6 months, 95.5% of eyes remained within 10 degrees of planned axis. Two eyes of 1 patient (1.8%) required bilateral repositioning at 2 weeks postoperative for significant rotation off axis.


CONCLUSIONS
Based on our early postoperative experience, we have found the AcrySof tIOL to be successful in reducing moderate levels of astigmatism.
Dardzhikova
Albena
A
Gimbel Eye Centre, Calgary, Alta., Canada.
Shah
Chirag R
CR
Gimbel
Howard V
HV
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000180:Acrylic Resins