PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of phacoemulsification with binocular implantation of SA-40N multifocal intraocular lens at the "Hospital de Olhos de Minas Gerais". METHODS: The charts of 58 patients (116 eyes) who were submitted to phacoemulsification with binocular implantation of SA-40N multifocal intraocular lens were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: The mean preoperative spherical equivalent was +1.55D (ranging from -4.25 to +6.25D) and after surgery it was -0.59D (ranging from -2.25 to +1.25D). Thirty days after surgery, 94 eyes (81%) achieved 20/20 for better distance corrected visual acuity. For best uncorrected binocular near vision, 29 (50%) patients were able to read J1 and 25 (43.1%), J2.When we compare the best corrected distance vision, before and after surgery, we observed that 68 (58.6%) eyes keep the same best corrected visual acuity, 33 (28.4%) eyes gained lines of visual acuity and 15 (12.9%) lost lines of vision. Regarding complications, 19 (32.7%) reported halos, three (2.6%) eyes had macular edema and five (4.3%) eyes had posterior capsular opacification. Thirty-six patients (62.1%) did not need to use spectacles. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that multifocal intraocular lens bring about less dependence on spectacle wear and high patient satisfaction despite some reports of halos.
Lenses, intraocular; Ocular, refraction; Cataract; Lens implantation, intraocular; Phacoemulsification
