TY - JOUR T1 - Optimal postoperative refraction for good unaided near and distance vision with monofocal intraocular lenses. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 300 LP - 302 DO - 10.1136/bjo.76.5.300 VL - 76 IS - 5 AU - J A Bradbury AU - J S Hillman AU - A Cassells-Brown Y1 - 1992/05/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/76/5/300.abstract N2 - Forty five eyes with up to 2 dioptres of myopic astigmatism and up to 1 dioptre sphere either plus or minus following cataract extraction and implantation of a monofocal intraocular lens were examined to assess their unaided visual acuities. Forty three percent were able to see 6/12 and N8, and 60% were able to see 6/12 and N10. Subjects with between 1 and 2 dioptres of myopic astigmatism and virtually no sphere were able to see 6/12 and N10 in 82% of cases. This study confirms the benefits to both distance and near vision of myopic astigmatism as an alternative to multifocal intraocular lenses. ER -