Inclusion Criteria:  age-related cataract in both eyes bilateral cataract surgery motivated to be less spectacle dependent in the intermediate to near vision range expected CDVA of 0.8 snellen or better myopic patients with shorter eye having an axial length of at least 25.5 mm age 21 and older planned postoperative astigmatis lower than or 0.75 D written informed consent prior to recruitment  Exclusion Criteria:  pregnancy (pregnancy test will be taken pre-operatively in women of reproductive age) retinitis pigmentosa chronic uveitis amblyopia pupil decentration > 0.8 mm, pupil size < 2.8 mm preceded retinal surgery preceded LASIK any ophthalmic abnormality that could compromise visual function or the measurements