Posterior Capsule Opacification and Nd:YAG Rates with Two Acrylic Intraocular Lenses after Age-Related Cataract Treatment: Three-year Results

• Published in: Seminars in ophthalmology 2018-01, Vol.33 (3), p.395-401
• Main Authors: Kalauz, Miro, Masnec, Sanja, Kordić, Rajko, Kuzman, Tomislav, Vidas, Sania, Škegro, Ivan, Jandroković, Sonja, Perić, Sanja
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Capsule Opacification - etiology; Capsule Opacification - surgery; Cataract Extraction; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Lasers, Solid-State - therapeutic use; Lens Implantation, Intraocular - adverse effects; Lens Implantation, Intraocular - methods; Lenses, Intraocular - adverse effects; Male; Middle Aged; Posterior Capsulotomy - statistics & numerical data; Visual Acuity
• ISSN: 0882-0538; 1744-5205
• DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2016.1247182

To compare the incidence and intensity of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) between two intraocular lenses (IOLs) over three years. Eighty-three patients underwent cataract surgery with implantation of Acreos Adapt AO or Acrysof SA60AT. PCO values were assessed using a photographic image analysis system (EPCO 2000) and the amount of PCO at the slit lamp. Mean PCO score was 2.78 ± 1.55 for the Acreos Adapt AO and 2.32 ± 1.20 for the Acrysof SA60AT (P=.229). There were no significant differences in the median EPCO values in the entire IOL optics area (0.60 ± 0.26 vs 0.58 ± 0.23; P=.745) and in the central 3-mm zone (0.28 ± 0.13 vs 0.27 ± 0.12; P=.638). Neodymium:YAG capsulotomy was performed in 28% of eyes with Acreos Adapt AO and 23.33% with Acrysof SA60AT (P=.692). Both IOLs had comparable PCO and Nd:YAG rates three years postoperatively.