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OSNAPAO: Refractive outcomes of cataract surgery increasingly important, but results remain suboptimal
The accuracy of postoperative refractive outcomes is key to a successful cataract surgery, especially when more and more refractive lensectomies are being performed. Increasingly, patients are demanding complete postoperative spectacle independence.Recent advances in biometry have increased the accuracy of refractive outcomes. Unfortunately, outliers exist, and in general, postoperative refractions are still largely suboptimal. Measurement errors affect the spherical equivalent while ignoring pre-existing astigmatism, and surgically induced astigmatism increases the chances of having significant postoperative astigmatism. The cover story in this issue talks about recent advances in biometry, including intraoperative biometry, (Read more...)