title: Subjective outcomes after bilateral implantation of an apodized diffractive +3.0 D multifocal toric IOL in a prospective clinical study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess subjective outcomes after bilateral implantation of an aspheric apodized diffractive +3.0 diopter (D) multifocal toric intraocular lens (IOL).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a prospective, single-arm, 6-month study conducted at five study sites in Europe and South America. Forty-nine patients requiring bilateral cataract extraction or refractive lens exchange and IOL implantation in both eyes with preoperative regular corneal astigmatism of 0.75 D or greater and 2.5 D or less received bilateral AcrySof ReSTOR +3.0 D toric IOLs (Models SND1T3, SND1T4, or SND1T5; Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX). Subjective questionnaires were administered preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient subjective experience with visual tasks at all distances improved from the preoperative visit to the 6-month visit. At the 6-month visit, 90% (36 of 40) of respondents reported complete freedom from corrective wear compared with 14% (6 of 43) pre-operatively. On a scale of 0 (worst) to 10 (best), the mean score that patients rated their uncorrected vision was 7.9 ± 1.9 at 6 months (n = 37) compared with 3.6 ± 2.0 at the preoperative visit (n = 38).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Six months following bilateral implantation of the AcrySof ReSTOR +3.0 D toric IOL revealed improved subjective experience, increased spectacle freedom, and higher satisfaction when compared with the preoperative baseline.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Knorz
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rincón
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: José F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández-Vega
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Titke
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohnen
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology