How good is the near vision with an accommodative IOL?
Patients should expect to achieve “social” near vision with the accommodative IOL. Social near vision includes items such as menus, watch faces, cell phones, price tags, grocery labels, computer screen text and magazine size print under average lighting conditions. Patients whose main goal is to sit and read small print in dim lighting conditions for prolonged periods of time or do other very precise near work are likely to be disappointed with the unaided near vision available from the accommodative IOLs. Of course, reading glasses may be worn to improve the near vision for precise or prolonged near tasks.
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