Sree Kumar Vaggu1, Prabhu Nissi Kodepaka2
AIM OF THE STUDY
The study was carried out with the aim of comparing multifocal intraocular lenses with current standard treatment of monofocal intraocular lenses in respect to distant visual acuity, near visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity.
METHODOLOGY
This is a prospective randomised study conducted from January 2014 to January 2015 consists a total of 50 patients with senile cataract requiring cataract surgery divided randomly into two groups, 25 patients in each group. In the first group, 25 eyes of 25 patients underwent phacoemulsification with monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and in the second group 25 eyes of 25 patients underwent phacoemulsification with multifocal implantation. Age of these patients ranged from 50-70 years.
RESULTS
In our study, there was significant difference in the uncorrected near visual acuity. There was no difference in the corrected near visual acuity in both the groups. There is no significant difference in uncorrected distant visual acuity after 1 and 6 weeks postoperatively in both the groups.
CONCLUSION
Multifocal IOLs offer best near visual acuity, good distance visual acuity in selected and motivated individuals.
