Clinical Study and Visual Outcomes Following Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation in Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

Purpose: To assess visual and refractive outcomes following toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with pre-existing corneal astigmatism undergoing phacoemulsification. Methods: A prospective interventional study included 44 eyes of patients aged 21-70 years with regular astigmatism >1D-5D. UCVA, BCVA and keratometry were recorded preoperatively and on postoperative days 1, 7, and 30. Results: Preoperatively, 77.3% of eyes had UCVA 6/60-6/18. By day 30, UCVA improved to 6/12-6/6 in 93.2% of eyes, with all achieving BCVA in this range. Mean astigmatism reduced from 2.16±1.01D to 0.48±0.61D (p