Abstract
Background
Microincisional cataract surgery is a safe procedure with a very short learning period for an experienced cataract surgeon and rollable ultrathin intraocular lenses eliminate the need for enlargement of corneal incision. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cataract surgery through a corneal microincision and implantation of rollable ultrathin intraocular lenses. The setting was Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, Ophthalmology Department, Izmir, Turkey and SSK Okmeydani Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey.
Patients and methods
Ninety eyes in 85 patients were operated on through clear corneal microincisions with sleeveless phacoemulsification and rollable intraocular lenses were implanted. Forty-six of the patients were men and 39 were women between the ages of 27 and 83, with a mean of 51 years. Two eyes had atrophic senile macular degeneration, 4 eyes had nonspecific retinal pigment epithelial changes with chorioretinal atrophy, and 4 patients had diabetes mellitus without retinopathy. Three eyes had posterior capsular opacifications of unknown etiology. Two eyes had primary open angle glaucoma (PAAG) with cup to disc ratios of about 0.5. Three eyes had dense nuclear sclerosis of grade 4 with very low visibility of retinal structures. Other patients had no ocular or systemic pathology other than nuclear/corticonuclear cataract of grade 2–3. Uncorrected and best spectacle-corrected distance and near visual acuities, keratometric values, and refractive status were noted preoperatively and 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months postoperatively. Statistical analysis of keratometric changes between preoperative and postoperative findings was performed using the paired samples t test.
Results
At 6 months postoperatively, 1 patient had a best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) of 0.2, the patient with atrophic senile macular degeneration. The rest of the eyes achieved a BSCVA of 0.63 or better. At 6 months postoperatively, 55 (61.11%) eyes had uncorrected visual acuities (UCVA) equal to or better than 0.8 and 83 (92.22%) eyes had BSCVA equal to or better than 0.8 according to the Snellen chart. The mean postoperative corneal astigmatisms at 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months were 0.69±0.43 D, 0.66±0.46 D and 0.65±0.48 D respectively. Statistical analysis revealed a significant change in corneal astigmatisms at the 1st week visit (p<0.05), but not at the 1st and 6th month visits (p>0.05) compared with preoperative findings.
Conclusion
Based on the limited data in the literature and in this study, it is not possible to make concrete decisions about the benefits and disadvantages of the ThinOptx IOL for longer durations. Intraoperatively, this IOL apparently eliminates the need for enlargement of the corneal incision during implantation. However, the statistical insignificance of induced astigmatisms after microincisions and classical phacoincisions should also be taken into consideration. We conclude that ThinOptx IOL is a pioneering intraocular lens implant that will contribute to the exciting future of cataract refractive surgical procedures. However, both clinical and laboratory investigations are needed to clearly describe the long-term effectiveness of this new rollable IOL.
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Cinhüseyinoglu, N., Celik, L., Yaman, A. et al. Microincisional cataract surgery and Thinoptx rollable intraocular lens implantation. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmo 244, 802–807 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-005-0158-5
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