PUBLICATION EXCLUSIVE: Increase accuracy of preop measurements with ‘markerless’ toric IOL alignment techniques

Refractive cataract surgery continues to gain in popularity among both cataract surgeons and their patients because advanced technology and surgical techniques seem to deliver improved visual outcomes. Among cataract surgery patients, corneal astigmatism of greater than 1 D was noted in 40% of eyes in a U.K. study and 50% of eyes in an Italian study, greater than 1.25 D in 27.5% of eyes in a Chinese study, and greater than 2 D in 8% of eyes in a German study.Optimal optical visual quality is bestowed by attaining uncorrected emmetropia (Read more...)

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