*3.2.3 Surgical technique*

Phacoemulsification is the gold standard technique for cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange. Since mIOL implantation requires high precision and various factors should be taken into consideration, in addition to the common ones for the conventional cataract surgery with monofocal IOL implantation, a variety

#### *Current Cataract Surgical Techniques*

of parameters for the conventional non-image-guided, but also for an image-guided surgical technique, will be discussed in the text below.

For the best possible refractive outcome during mIOL implantation surgery, the following practices are suggested:
