Question: Can you use a toric
IOL for cataract surgery that corrects down to 1.50, for astigmatism that is
only 0.75?
Answer: Toric lensimplant calculation may not match the amount of astigmatism in your eyeglasses.
Is the .75 the eyeglass refraction? Is the astigmatism on the cornea as
demonstrated by the corneal topography? Is the astigmatism with the rule or
against the rule? Is the placement of the incision going to impact the position
or the degree of the astigmatism postoperatively? And there is more to be
considered in the calculation. Please leave the calculation to your cataract
surgeon and if you don’t feel confident with his or her choice then get a
second opinion.
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