Long-term performance of a diffractive-refractive trifocal IOL with centralized diffractive rings: 5-year prospective clinical trial.

PURPOSE: To report the 5-year visual, refractive, and patient-reported outcomes following implantation of a trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) during cataract surgery. SETTING: Csolnoky Ferenc University Hospital, Veszprém, Hungary. DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal, single-center, interventional study. METHODS: 100 eyes of 50 patients underwent bilateral implantation of a trifocal IOL during cataract surgery. Preoperative corrected distance (CDVA) and postoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), CDVA, uncorrected (UIVA) and corrected (CIVA) intermediate and uncorrected (UNVA) and corrected (CNVA) near visual acuity were collected. All subjects were seen at day 1, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months, and at year 5. Contrast sensitivity, slitlamp photography, and quality of vision questionnaire were performed at months 3, 6, 12, and 24 and at year 5. Of these 50 patients, 41 completed their 5-year follow-up. RESULTS: At year 5, 74 eyes of 37 patients were analyzed. The mean postoperative UDVA was 0.02 ± 0.10 (logMAR). The mean CDVA was -0.04 ± 0.07. The mean UIVA was 0.04 ± 0.09. The mean CIVA was 0.00 ± 0.08. The mean UNVA was 0.09 ± 0.09. The mean CNVA was 0.05 ± 0.07. Mesopic and photopic contrast sensitivity values were in the upper third range of the age-matched normal values. CONCLUSIONS: 5-year prospective study data showed that bilateral implantation of a diffractive-refractive trifocal IOL with centralized diffractive rings provided good functional vision at all distances. There was high level of spectacle independence and patient satisfaction with minimal levels of dysphotopsia.