title: [Toric intraocular lenses correct astigmatism in connection with surgery for cataract].
abstract: Cataract surgery is traditionally regarded as a primarily sight-restoring procedure. However, with the improvement of surgical techniques and intraocular lenses the procedure has evolved into a refractive procedure as well. With the recent advent of toric intraocular lenses (t-IOL) surgeons now have the potential to correct pre-existing astigmatism in addition to the correction of myopia and hyperopia by the implantation of an appropriate t-IOL, carefully selected according to both its spherical and cylindrical power. The benefit for the patient is an improved vision without spectacles.
authors.affiliation: moeped@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Morten Høgild
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jeppesen
mesh_terms: D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology