The Incidence of after-cataract in Eyes with Silicone and Hydrophilic Acryl-soft IOLs.
- Author:
Tae Hyoung KIM
1
;
Young Ja BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Adventist Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
After cataract, Silicone IOL, Hydropilic acrylsoft IOL
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Endophthalmitis;
Humans;
Incidence*;
Macular Edema;
Phacoemulsification;
Prospective Studies;
Rupture;
Silicones*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2001;42(10):1389-1394
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of after cataract. following inserting foldable IOL (silicone or hydrophilic acryl IOL) after phacoemulsification. METHODS: Patients who were diagnosed with senile cataract and had undergone phacoemulsification and foldable IOL (silicone or hydrophilic acryl IOL) insertion were included. Among the respective 80 and 82 subjects, we conducted a prospective study on 51 subjects with silicone IOL and 52 with hydrophilic acryl IOL without complications such as operative posterior capsular rupture, postoperative macular edema and endophthalmitis. We measured the best corrected visual acuity and the development of posterior capsular opacity in 1day, 1month, 3months, 6months, 1year after surgery. RESULTS: The incidence of after catatract was 19.5% (10eyes) in silicone-IOL group and 3.8% (2eyes) in hydrophilic acryl IOL group. Values in two groups showed statistically significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of after cataract was lower in hydrophilic acryl IOL group than in silicone IOL group.
