Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep;31(5):2377-2382. doi: 10.1177/1120672120960591. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Capsular bag performance of a novel hydrophobic acrylic single-piece intraocular lens: Two-year results of a randomised controlled trial.

European journal of ophthalmology

Andreea D Fișuș, Nino D Hirnschall, Sophie Maedel, Maria Fichtenbaum, Petra Draschl, Oliver Findl

PMID: 32993380 DOI: 10.1177/1120672120960591

Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine the visual outcome, intraocular lens (IOL) stability and posterior capsule opacification (PCO) rate of a hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens.

SETTING: Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria.

DESIGN: This double-masked randomised study included patients who underwent standard cataract surgery.

METHOD: Patients received either the hydrophobic acrylic IOL (iPure, PhysIOL) or the hydrophobic acrylic control IOL (Tecnis ZCB00, Johnson&Johnson). Subjective refraction, uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA, CDVA), IOL tilt and decentration (Purkinje meter) and PCO intensity using retroillumination images with automated image analysis (automated quantification of after-cataract, AQUA), were evaluated for both groups 2 years after surgery.

RESULTS: A total number of 31 patients completed the 2-year follow-up, 16 in the study group and 15 in the control group. The CDVA was 0.0 logMAR (standard deviation - SD: 0.1) for the study IOL and 0.1 logMAR (SD: 0.2) for the control IOL,

CONCLUSION: The studied parameters revealed a good performance for both IOLs. Both IOLs had good CDVA, a small amount of tilt and decentration and none of the patients required laser capsulotomies during the follow-up time of 2 years after surgery.Presented at the 37th ESCRS Congress Paris, France, September 2019.

Keywords: IOLs < Lens / Cataract; clinical tests; postoperative anterior segment problems; pre-op medical testing

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