Treating astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Current Opinion in Opthalmology
- Vol. 14 (1), 35-38
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00055735-200302000-00006
Abstract
An increasingly important goal of modern cataract and implant surgery is to obtain the most desirable refractive outcome for our patients, and in so doing, decrease their dependence upon spectacle correction. Refined spherical outcomes are now achieved by directing close attention to biometry technique, through the use of third generation intraocular lens (IOL) power formulae, and refinements in technology such as partial coherence interferometry. Similarly, improvements in astigmatic outcomes are now possible by focusing upon and obtaining more accurate preoperative cylinder measurements, careful surgical planning particularly in regard to incision(s) design, use of toric IOLs, and employing advanced postoperative enhancement techniques. Because of these refinements in technique and technology, the field of cataract and implant surgery has emerged as a true and recognized form of refractive surgery.Keywords
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