Because the Symfony Toric lens is a Symfony lens combined with a toric lens, it has the associated risks of both of these lens technologies. With the Symfony lens, there is an increased risk for halos, glare and starbursts around lights at night. With the toric lens, it is important that the lens sits at the correct axis to reduce astigmatism. If the lens is off-axis, or if the lens rotates out of position, less astigmatism is removed.
However, if the toric lens is situated at the correct axis, its ability to correct astigmatism after cataract surgery is one of the most accurate and reproducible methods that exist today. Together with the Symfony technology, the Symfony Toric lens provides patients with cataracts and astigmatism a terrific option to improve the quality of their vision without glasses after cataract surgery.
If you have cataracts and astigmatism, come in for a consultation here at San Jose Eye Institute, and ask us whether the Tecnis Symfony Toric lens is right for you.