Implantation of toric intraocular lens during catarct phacoemulsification is highly effective procedure in the treatment of axial astigmatic anisometropia – case report
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Anisometropia is the condition in which the two eyes have unequal refractive power. Uncorrected anisometropia leads to amblyopia, lack of stereopsis and results in deficits in contrast sensitivity. A half of amblyopia cases are caused by anisometropia. A 39-year-old female with posterior subcapsular cataract was treated by implantation of a toric intraocular lens during phacoemulsification for axial, complex, astigmatic anisometropia. After catarct surgery with the implantation of binocular toric lens, she does not require spectacles for distance vision, however she still uses spectacles for near vision. She has stereopsis and receives the permission to work at a height. The results of treatment of our patient were then compared with the data presented in the literature.
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