The final result of cataract surgery is a combination of our surgical procedure plus the patient’s healing response.
For the spherical refractive outcome, much of it is dependent on the contraction of the capsular bag during the postoperative healing period. If the patient has aggressive or fibrotic contracture of the capsular tissue, then the effective lens position of the IOL optic, and therefore the postop refractive outcome, is less predictable. Similarly, despite a surgeon accurately placing a toric IOL to align with the steep meridian of the cornea, the patient’s (Read more...)