A.A. VARAVKA, A.B. KACHANOV

St. Petersburg branch of the Interbranch scientific and technical complex «Eye Microsurgery» named after acad. S.N. Fedorov, 21 Ya. Gashek St., St. Petersburg, Russian Federation,192283 

Varavka A.A. ― ophthalmologist, tel. +7-921-659-77-77, e-mail: varav4@mail.ru

Kachanov A.B. ― Cand. Med. Sc., Doctor of the Department of Refractive Surgery, Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology, tel. +7-904-551-73-50, e-mail: andrey_kachanov@yahoo.com 

The article presents wavefront changes with the use of the Shack ― Hartmann aberrometry in patients with nuclear and cortical cataract, and also in patients with lens subluxation. It’s very important to take into account aberrometry data when planning cataract surgery, incl. with FLACS (femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery).

Key words: Shack ― Hartmann aberrometry, lens subluxation, cortical cataract, nuclear cataract, FLACS (femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery).