PURPOSE: To evaluate the frequency of spectacle use for distance and near activities and the satisfaction with visual acuity for distance and near activities in low-income @entity1 implanted with the Arra multifocal @entity2790 ( @entity2790 ) (Allergan, Inc.) by residents in a charity hospital. SETTING: E.A. Conway Medical Center, Monroe, Louisiana, USA. METHODS: This retrospective study compared @entity1 who had bilateral implantation of the Array multifocal @entity2790 and those who had bilateral implantation of a monofocal @entity2790 . The primary outcome measures were postoperative spherical equivalent, cylinder, corrected and uncorrected distance visual acuities, frequency of spectacle use for distance and near, satisfaction with overall vision, satisfaction with the ability to see at distance and near with and without spectacles, and problems with unwanted visual phenomena such as glare, rings, and halos. RESULTS: There were 17 @entity1 in the multifocal group and 14 @entity1 in the monofocal group. Postoperatively, more @entity1 in the monofocal group used spectacles (86% and 53%, respectively; P =.068). Significantly fewer @entity1 in the multifocal group used spectacles for near vision (P =.018). Problems with glare, rings, and halos were more frequent in the multifocal group (P =.041). The multifocal group reported significantly greater satisfaction with the ability to see at distance (P =.002) and at near (P =.002) without spectacles. CONCLUSION: Implantation with the multifocal @entity2790 may be a cost-effective option for low-income @entity1 because it reduces the need for spectacles after @entity231 surgery.

Array multifocal XXXX in a charity hospital training program: a resident's experience.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2790 :: ('MESH:D009798', 'Disease') :: ['IOL', 'intraocular lens'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract']
@entity2790 :: (MESH:D009798,Disease) :: ['intraocular lens']
