Background: A cataract is an affliction where the eye's lens becomes obscured, impairing vision. The only treatment available to date for restoring vision is cataract surgery.Aim: The study's objective is to determine the impact of post-cataract surgery produced astigmatism with a monofocal intraocular lens implanted on the near point of accommodation.
Methodology:From April to May 2022, 66 patients who underwent cataract surgery at Sankara Eye Hospital in Ludhiana, Punjab, and had monofocal IOL implants underwent an experimental study. To measure near point of accommodation, a LogMAR near vision chart calibrated for 40 cm is utilised along with a static retinoscopy to assess the degree of induced astigmatism.Results: After cataract surgery with a monofocal IOL implanted, it was discovered that induced astigmatism had no statistically significant impact on the near point of accommodation (P>0.05). The study's findings suggest that astigmatism that is left uncorrected following cataract surgery plays no significant effect in enhancing near vision and must be entirely corrected in the prescription for improved near vision.
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