An enhanced monofocal IOL provided useful near and intermediate vision and “excellent” distance vision, according to a study published in Journal of Refractive Surgery.
Marcela Feltrin de Barros, MD, and colleagues wrote that while monofocal IOLs remain the standard of care for most patients, limitations to intermediate vision leave patients with a desire for better outcomes.
“The rapidly increasing use of handheld devices, mobile phones and computers in everyday life has elevated the patient’s desire to achieve better intermediate vision after cataract surgery,” they wrote. “As such, IOL