Influence of 360-degree enhanced optic edge design of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens on posterior capsule opacification.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To compare the rate of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) with the single-piece hydrophilic acrylic foldable Rayner Centerflex 570H intraocular lens (IOL), which has a sharp optic edge design excluding the optic-haptic junction, and the Rayner C-flex 570C IOL, which has an improved 360-degree sharp edge.

SETTING:

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

METHODS:

As part of a multicenter U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study, 42 patients who had implantation of a C-flex IOL in 1 eye after uneventful phacoemulsification were enrolled. Six and 12 months postoperatively, PCO was evaluated by retroillumination photographs using Evaluation of Posterior Capsule Opacification (EPCO) 2000 image-analysis software. The data were then compared with those in a matched group of patients with a Centerflex IOL who participated in a previous FDA study.

RESULTS:

The mean age of the patients with the C-flex IOL was 71.5 years +/- 8.2 (SD) There was a statistically significant difference in EPCO scores between the C-flex group and Centerflex group. Six months after surgery, the mean EPCO value (total IOL optic) was 0.07 +/- 0.17 in the C-flex group (n = 37) and 0.20 +/- 0.20 in the Centerflex group (n = 36) (P<.01, Wilcoxon test). By 12 months, the mean had increased to 0.16 +/- 0.20 in the C-flex group (n = 37) and 0.35 +/- 0.22 in the Centerflex group (n = 31) (P<.01, Wilcoxon test).

CONCLUSIONS:

The C-flex IOLs showed good functional results and significantly lower PCO formation than the earlier model Centerflex IOL. The enhanced edge of the C-flex IOL seemed to improve PCO prevention clinically.

• Authors: Yutaro Nishi, Tanja M Rabsilber, Il-Joo Limberger, Andreas J Reuland, Gerd U Auffarth
• Journal: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 33 Issue 2 Pg. 227-31 (Feb 2007) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17276262 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Acrylic Resins

Topics

• Acrylic Resins
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Capsulorhexis
• Cataract (etiology, prevention & control)
• Contrast Sensitivity (physiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Lens Capsule, Crystalline (pathology)
• Lens Implantation, Intraocular
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Phacoemulsification
• Postoperative Complications (prevention & control)
• Prospective Studies
• Prosthesis Design
• Visual Acuity (physiology)