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Monofocal IOL

Case #4: Man in his 50s from Mitaka (extreme myopia: monofocal lenses)

This is an English translation of the original Japanese case report. If the two differ, the Japanese version takes precedence. Visual acuity is shown in decimal notation (1.0 ≈ 20/20).

Change in visual acuity (decimal; corrected values in parentheses)

Right eye: pre-op → post-op
Right eye0.04(0.9)0.7(1.5)
Left eye: pre-op → post-op
Left eye0.06(1.2)0.3(1.5)

He had high myopia exceeding −10 D and wished for reading distance; by setting the non-dominant left eye for reading distance and the dominant right eye toward distance, within a range that would not cause anisometropia, he was very satisfied to see both far and near without glasses even with monofocal lenses.

2017.06.06

Patient questionnaire

Answers translated from Japanese.

What was your condition before surgery?

Everything looked faintly whitish.

What led you to have surgery?

Because I felt reassured in every respect.

Which did you choose, a multifocal lens or a monofocal lens?

For financial reasons.

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