{"id":5571,"date":"2026-01-20T23:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/minimize-residual-sphere-cylinder-to-satisfy-refractive-cataract-surgery-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:41:22","slug":"minimize-residual-sphere-cylinder-to-satisfy-refractive-cataract-surgery-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/minimize-residual-sphere-cylinder-to-satisfy-refractive-cataract-surgery-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimize residual sphere, cylinder to satisfy refractive cataract surgery patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"ArticleContent\">\n<div class=\"article__below-title\">\n<div class=\" article__posted-date\">\n<p>January 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>1 min read<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mobile-trust-box\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5 d-xl-none\">\n<div class=\"trust-box\">\n<div class=\"trust-box-logo d-none d-md-block\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/osn.svg?la=en&amp;h=32&amp;w=145&amp;hash=C099A5ADC410818ECDF2097A4CD3C51F\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"32\" alt=\"occular surgery news logo\" width=\"145\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-md-1 offset-xl-0 col-xl-12\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-button-wrapper d-none\" data-component=\"EmailTopicAlert\" data-module=\"Subspecialty Email Topic Alerts Top\" data-manage-email-link=\"\/footer\/account-information\/my-account\/email-subscriptions-and-alerts#emailAlerts\">\n  <hidden data-setting-item=\"d265901d-6d37-49c7-a8f6-c7bf19a02509\"\/><br \/>\n  <hidden data-crm-source=\"Subspecialty Topic Alert\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button d-none\" data-topic-button=\"not-subscribed\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <span data-module-track-action=\"Email Alerts TOP_Click_Healio News Article\" data-module-track-label=\"Email Alerts TOP_Healio News Article\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n        Add topic to email alerts&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/span>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-inner collapse u755e98aff8bc49d2bae32f50a1bcfcad\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-dialogue\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          Receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-sign-up-type=\"unknown\">\n          Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-loading-text=\"Loading &lt;i class=\" fa=\"\" fa-spinner=\"\" fa-spin=\"\">&#8220;&#13;<br \/>\n              data-action=&#8221;subscribe&#8221;&gt;&#13;<br \/>\n        Subscribe&#13;<br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-topic-modal=\"failed\">    <strong>We were unable to process your request. 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That comes down to a very existential question: What makes people happy?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure article__og-image\">&#13;\n    <picture>&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0126_he_schallhorn-infographic-image.webp?w=476\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0126_he_schallhorn-infographic-image.webp?w=800\" media=\"(max-width: 992px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0126_he_schallhorn-infographic-image.webp?w=595\" media=\"(max-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0126_he_schallhorn-infographic-image.webp?w=476\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\">&#13;<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0126_he_schallhorn-infographic-image.webp?w=476\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/ophthalmology\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/osn0126_he_schallhorn-infographic-image.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Julie Schallhorn, MD\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid\" width=\"800\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>&#13;<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <em>Image: Eamon N. Dreisbach | Healio<\/em>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption>&#13;<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>Schallhorn said patients are twice as likely to be unhappy in a monofocal lens if they have 0.5 D of residual sphere after surgery. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone wants plano, and you\u2019re putting in a monofocal lens, aim for the lens closest to plano,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>      Multifocal lenses are \u201cexquisitely sensitive\u201d to patient satisfaction, Schallhorn explained. Even deviations of 0.25 D in these patients can lead to dissatisfaction, so postoperative touch-ups should be considered. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNailing that refractive outcome really matters in multifocal lenses,\u201d she said. \u201cResidual cylinder is also associated with dissatisfaction. The interesting thing about this is that this effect starts even at 0.25 D of residual cylinder and really becomes pronounced at 0.5 D.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dry eye disease is the single largest modifiable factor influencing patient satisfaction, Schallhorn said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf somebody tells you their eyes are dry, listen to them,\u201d she said. \u201cIn every study I\u2019ve ever run, dry eye is a major predictor of dissatisfaction. 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