To compare the visual disturbances experienced by patients receiving 1 of 3 extended depth-of-focus (EDOF) intraocular lenses (IOLs) or a monofocal IOL as the control.
A case of a 44-year-old man undergoing cataract surgery because of ocular trauma in his right eye in which a nondiffractive continuous extended range-of-vision intraocular lens (IOL) was implanted is described. Uneventful bilateral myopic laser in situ keratomileusis correction had been performed 13 years before (oblate corneal profile). At 3 months postoperatively, uncorrected distance, intermediate, and near visual acuities were 0.10, 0.10, and 0.20 logMAR, respectively. An improvement was also observed in most of the subscales of the Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25, with the largest improvement in the subscales driving, distance activities, and general vision. Light distortion indices of 10.19% and 3.82% were found in the right and left eyes, respectively. This case shows that the unilateral implantation of this type of IOL can be a good solution in eyes with previous myopic corneal laser refractive surgery when monocular cataract surgery is needed, allowing a successful binocular visual restoration.
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