The Benefits of One Day, One Eye Surgery in Bilateral ICL Implantation.
10.3341/jkos.2013.54.7.1019
- Author:
Wook Kyum KIM
1
;
Eun Young CHO
;
Hee Sun KIM
;
Deok Su KIM
;
Jin Kuk KIM
Author Information
1. B&VIIT Eye Center, Seoul, Korea. bestjinkuk@bseye.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Exchange;
Implantable collamer lens;
Phakic intraocular lens;
Vault
- MeSH:
Eye;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Phakic Intraocular Lenses
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2013;54(7):1019-1024
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the benefits of one day, one eye ICL implantation which allows the ICL size of the later-operated eye to be adjusted after evaluating the postoperative vault of the first-operated eye in order to reduce the postoperative ICL size exchange rates of both eyes. METHODS: A total of 426 eyes of 213 patients who received one day, one eye bilateral ICL implantation were included in the present study. The cases where a different ICL size was implanted in the later-operated eye because of high or low postoperative vault of the first-operated eye were analyzed as well as the ICL exchange rates. RESULTS: Among 213 patients, same size ICLs were implanted in both eyes in 188 patients (88%) as planned. However, a different ICL size was implanted in the later-operated eye in 25 patients (12%). Eight eyes of 8 patients out of 25 patients needed their ICL size exchanged during the follow-up period and all 8 eyes were first-operated eyes. This occurred in 8 patients (3.8%) out of 213 patients. CONCLUSIONS: One day, one eye ICL implantation, which can help the size adjustment of the later-operated eye according to the postoperative 1 day vault of the first-operated eye, can reduce the risk of bilateral ICL size exchange operation.
