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AcrySof Natural SN60AT versus AcrySof SA60AT intraocular lens in patients with color vision defects.

AbstractPURPOSE:
To determine whether implantation of the AcrySof Natural intraocular lens (IOL) worsened the severity of existing color deficit in congenital partial red-green color deficient individuals (CPRG).
METHODS:
A prospective controlled randomized double-masked analysis of 30 consecutive patients with CPRG defect and bilateral cataracts received a Natural IOL (test group) in 1 eye and a single-piece AcrySof IOL (control group) in the other eye. Patients were tested unilaterally to detect CPRG defect using Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates and the Farnsworth D-15 test. Plates 1 to 21 measured the Ishihara error score; plates 22 to 25 indicated severity of defect based on clarity of both numerals as partial mild/moderate (both visible), partial severe defect (only 1 visible). The D-15 test is based on number of diametrical crossings on the circular diagram; severity is graded as mild (1 crossing), moderate (2 crossings), or severe (>2 crossings). Tests were performed before and after IOL implantation at 1, 3, and 6 months. At mean follow-up of 6.13 months +/- 1.2 (SD), analysis of variance test judged the difference in error scores and cross tabulation represented change in number of diametrical crossings.
RESULTS:
The mean age was 62.3 +/- 8.5 years. All patients were men. Before IOL implantation, all patients had moderate CPRG defect on both tests. The Ishihara error score in the test and control groups did not reveal statistically significant differences (P = .505 and P = .119, respectively). With D-15, none of the patients in the test or control group showed >2 crossings.
CONCLUSION:
The implantation of AcrySof Natural IOL did not worsen the preexisting severity of color defect in CPRG individuals.
AuthorsShetal M Raj, Abhay R Vasavada, Mayank A Nanavaty
JournalJournal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 31 Issue 12 Pg. 2324-8 (Dec 2005) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
PMID16473225 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • Acrylic Resins
Topics
  • Acrylic Resins
  • Color Perception (physiology)
  • Color Perception Tests
  • Color Vision Defects (complications, congenital, physiopathology)
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Humans
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Prospective Studies

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