Presented by Dr. Ismail Hamza During the 2014 RIO conference held at Fairmont Heliopolis, Cairo Egypt and to be presented during the 2nd Cairo Middle East Refractive and Anterior Segment Surgery Symposium held at Grand Nile Tower Hotel on the 6th and 7th of Feb-14.

1. Toric IOL case selection,
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Pearls for Success!!
Ismail Hamza, ASU, Cairo
Dr. Ismail Hamza

2. 1. Do we need to correct astigmatism?
2. For whom?
3. What to target in “astigmatism management”?
4. How to correct it?
5. What about the other eye if already aphakic and
astigmatic?

3. Year 2013, Toric cases

4. Distribution of Pre-operative Corneal Astigmatism
in our cohort

5. Grand Total

6. Astigmatism assessment
[Confirm magnitude and axis]
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Magnitude reliability order:
1. Manual.
2. IOL master.
3. Topographic.
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Axis reliability order:
1. Topographic central 3.0 mm
2. IOL master.
3. Manual.

7. Prognosis

8. Under-correct
Over-correct

9. 5 Pearls
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How to select?
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Pearls for the Preoperative preparation?
1. Biometry.
2. SIA.
3. Astigmatism assessment [Confirm magnitude and axis].
4. Topography to confirm regular astigmatism & prognosis.
5. Power availability.

10. “Thank you for your attention”
–Ismail Hamza