Comparative Analysis of the Visual Performance and Patient Satisfaction After Cataract Surgery With Implantation of a Medicontur Monofocal (877PAY) or a Medicontur Extended Depth of Focus (877PEY) IOL

Inclusion criteria

• cataractous patients who wish to be partly spectacle independent
• cataractous lens changes as demonstrated by best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or worse either with or without a glare source present (e.g., Brightness Acuity Tester) or with significant cataract-related visual symptoms*
• best corrected visual acuity to be better than 20/25 (0.1 logMAR) after cataract removal and IOL implantation*
• ≤ 1.0 D of preoperative keratometric astigmatism;
• clear intraocular media other than cataract;
• given written informed consent by subject;
• subjects are willing and able to comply with schedule for follow-up visits;
• adult patient

Exclusion criteria

• corneal astigmatism > 1.00 D
• irregular astigmatism
• diabetic retinopathy
• iris neovascularisation
• serious intraoperative complications
• congenital eye abnormality
• uncontrolled glaucoma or glaucoma with changes in optical nerve and visual field
• pseudoexfoliation syndrome
• amblyopia
• uveitis
• long-term anti-inflammatory treatment
• AMD
• retinal detachment
• prior ocular surgery in personal medical history
• corneal diseases
• severe retinal diseases (dystrophy, degeneration)
• severe myopia (if required IOL power is lower than 10 D)
• inadequate visualization of the fundus on preoperative examination
• patients deemed by the clinical investigator because of any systemic disease.
• eye trauma in medical history

Intraoperative exclusion criteria:

• tear in capsulorhexis*
• zonular dehiscence*
• posterior capsular rupture vitreous loss and other unexpected surgical complication*

• According to coordinator investigator's decision, the marked inclusion and exclusion criteria were not applied.