Visual outcomes and patient satisfaction after bilateral implantation of a new trifocal diffractive intraocular lens.

Purpose: To assess the visual outcomes, patient satisfaction and spectacle independence following implantation of new diffractive trifocal intraocular lenses.

Setting: 2 centers (university-based practice and a private practice set up).

Patients and methods: Prospective nonrandomized study in which 74 AT LISA TRI 839MP and 8 AT LISA TORIC TRI 939MP IOLs implanted bilaterally in 41 patients following either cataract extraction or refractive lensectomy, follow-up was done at 1st, 2nd and 3rd months to assess the visual and refractive outcomes. Also, a questionnaire was used to assess patient satisfaction, spectacle independence and photic phenomena after the surgery.

Results: Mean uncorrected monocular distance decimal visual acuity (UDVA) was preoperatively 0.35. The averages of uncorrected monocular distance/intermediate/near (UDVA/UIVA/UNVA) postoperatively were 0.90/0.87/0.91 at 3 months. 87.5% patients had SE within ±0.50 by the 3rd month. Nearly all the patients were satisfied with the surgical outcome and the reported photic phenomena by some patients were non-disturbing with noticeable high level of patient's satisfaction by the third month.

Conclusion: Diffractive trifocal IOLs can provide with satisfactory visual and refractive results along with positive impact on the performance of vision-related daily activities with minimal level of non-disturbing photic phenomena to patients.