He had high myopia with corneal astigmatism, but by operating with corneal incisions on the steep meridian we achieved good uncorrected vision, and he was satisfied with life without glasses. He wished for reading distance at near, so we set it for 30 cm.
Cataract Surgery Cases / Case
Multifocal IOL
Case #3: Man in his 60s from Kawagoe, Saitama (high myopia: multifocal lens TECNIS Multifocal)
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
Left eye: pre-op → post-op
2017.06.04
Patient questionnaire
Answers translated from Japanese.
- What was your condition before surgery?
In December 2015 (Heisei 27), I suddenly woke up one morning, looked outside, and both near and far were blurry. I thought my presbyopia had progressed again.
That's because in April 2014 (Heisei 26) and April 2015 (Heisei 27) a nearby eye clinic had diagnosed presbyopia.- What led you to have surgery?
Seeing should be a given, but things were hazy, and I felt driving was dangerous.
- Which did you choose, a multifocal lens or a monofocal lens?
It's good not to have to wear glasses.