Installation of intraocular lenses correcting astigmatism

This text is intended to introduce our patients to a new type of service provided by our clinic, which is the implantation of intraocular lenses that correct astigmatism.

– Astigmatism is a fracture anomaly of the eye that is caused by an irregular curvature of the cornea, so that its curvature is different in different meridians of the eye. As a result, blurred vision occurs.

– Intraocular lenses are artificial lenses that are surgically implanted in the eye, most often during cataract surgery (Figure 1 – Artificial Lens, Figure 2 – position of the lens after implantation in the eye). Lenses become an integral part of the eye, they are not removed, the patient does not feel them and do not have an expiration date.

–Cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye, a structure of the eye located behind the iris (iris), which causes blurred vision that in most cases cannot be corrected with glasses. The only way to solve the problem of cataracts is surgical removal of cataracts and implantation of artificial lenses in the eye – the so-called intraocular lenses.

In people who have astigmatism and cataracts, it is possible to implant an artificial lens in the eye to get rid of the problem of cataracts and the problem of astigmatism, which is primarily related to corneal anomaly. These lenses are called toric intraocular lenses. If patients with astigmatism implant standard lenses, they will usually receive distance and near-vision glasses, and if they are implanted with toric intraocular lenses, there is a high probability that they will be independent of wearing distance glasses, and will wear only reading glasses.

Patients who have this problem undergo a very precise and extensive examination before surgery. Our clinic has diagnostic equipment that rivals the best clinics in Western countries, which is of great importance in the implantation of this type of lens. We have machines that represent the gold standard in this type of surgery in the world (Figure 3 – Penatacam HR – German-made – the leading corneal topograph currently in the world, Figure 4 – LenstarLS 900 – the best optical biometer in the world, the gold standard in calculating the corneal curvature index).

With excellent diagnostic equipment and an experienced surgical team that follows the world’s recommendations and novelties, we can offer our patients this type of service, which only a few clinics in the country have.