Accuracy of wavefront aberrometry in cataract patients.

Wavefront aberrometry (WA) offers promising applications
in ophthalmology and can provide valuable information
in previously under-researched conditions. Previous
studies have demonstrated a high level of accuracy of
WA in assessing patients presenting for cataract surgery,
however, these patient groups have been primarily young,
myopic and well-sighted, which may not be representative
of clinical practice. Drs Hülle and Linke discuss results of a
recent study evaluating the accuracy of WA in comparison
to manifest refraction in an older population awaiting
cataract surgery.