Cataract Surgery

Difference Between Actual and Target Refractive Error

Difference Between Actual and Target Refractive Error for All Cataract Surgeries at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus (N = 3740)

2021

In 2021, the institute was able to capture all cataract surgeries performed at main campus for difference between actual and target refractive error analysis. Most patients achieved a refractive outcome following cataract surgery that was near the anticipated target. In this group, 92.5% of patients achieved a final spherical equivalent refractive error within 1 diopter of the expected result.

Difference Between Actual and Target Refractive Error by a Single Surgeon at Lorain Surgery Center (N = 1363)

2021

Intraocular lenses can permanently correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, an asymmetric curvature of the focusing structures in the eye. In this group of patients who underwent cataract surgery by a single provider, 97% of patients achieved a final spherical equivalent refractive error within 1 diopter, and 100% within 2 diopters of the expected result.