Clinical outcomes and rotational stability following implantation of Eyecryl toric intraocular lens - Results of a 12-months prospective study

• Published in: Indian journal of ophthalmology 2021-07, Vol.69 (7), p.1775-1780
• Main Authors: Brar, Sheetal, Shah, Mamta, Sute, Smith, Pereira, Savio, Ganesh, Sri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; Astigmatism; Care and treatment; Cataract; Cataracts; Clinical outcomes; Eye lens; eyecryl; Intraocular lenses; Original; Patients; Physiological aspects; rotational stability; Surgery; toric iol
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689
• DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3463_20

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical performance and rotational stability after implantation of Eyecryl Toric monofocal IOL following cataract surgery. Methods: Patients undergoing phacoemulsification for age-related cataract and satisfying the eligibility criteria were implanted with Eyecryl Toric IOL. All implantations were done under balanced salt solution. A marker-less system Callisto Eye (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany) was used to guide the intra-operative alignment of the toric IOL. Results: A total of 50 eyes from 39 patients with mean age of 68.2 ± 8.7 years were included in the study. At 12 months, 82% (41) eyes had cumulative UDVA of 20/20 or better. Post-op SE refraction accuracy was within ± 0.50 D for 94% (n = 47) eyes and refractive cylinder accuracy was within ≤0.50 D in 98% (n = 49) eyes. Average post-op rotation at 1 year was 4.06 ± 2.15 degrees. Eighty-four percent of eyes were within 5 degrees and 16% were within 6-10 degrees of intended axis. Two eyes required IOL re-positioning due to significant rotation of the toric IOL (>10 degrees), identified within the 1st week after surgery. Conclusion: Eyecryl toric IOL demonstrated the ability to achieve a significant reduction in astigmatism, improved UDVA outcomes, high levels of spectacle independence, low rates of intra-operative injector related complications and good rotational stability at 12 months post-op.