Efficacy of 4-Haptic Bitoric Intraocular Lens Implantation in Asian Patients with Cataract and Astigmatism
- Author:
Yu Jeong KIM
1
;
Won Ryang WEE
;
Mee Kum KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Asian eye; Astigmatism; AT Torbi IOL; Cataract surgery; Toric intraocular lens
- MeSH: Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Astigmatism; Cataract; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lens Implantation, Intraocular; Lenses, Intraocular; Phacoemulsification; Prospective Studies; Visual Acuity
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2019;33(1):36-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of 4-haptic bitoric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in Asian patients with cataract and astigmatism. METHODS: A total of 19 eyes with ≤25.0 mm axial length and ≥0.75 diopters (D) corneal astigmatism were included in this prospective non-comparative study. All subjects underwent phacoemulsification with implantation of an AT Torbi 709M IOL. Visual and refractive outcomes as well as toric IOL axis were evaluated during a 3-month follow-up. Errors in predicted residual spherical equivalent were calculated by subtracting predicted residual spherical equivalent from postoperative refraction. RESULTS: Uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity improved significantly 3 months after surgery, from 0.43 to 0.05 and from 0.24 to −0.05, respectively. Mean refractive cylinders also decreased significantly, from −1.91 preoperatively to −0.54 D 3 months after surgery. Mean J0 and J45 decreased 3 months postoperatively, from 0.26 to 0.03 D and from 0.24 to −0.06 D, respectively. After 3 months, mean absolute IOL rotation was 1.81°. Errors in predicted residual spherical equivalent showed a hyperopic shift of 0.35 D. CONCLUSIONS: Implantation of 4-haptic bitoric IOL proved to be effective for correcting astigmatism in Asian eyes during cataract surgery.