Characteristics and Risk Factors of Intraocular Lens Tilt and Decentration of Phacoemulsification After Pars Plana Vitrectomy

• Published in: Translational vision science & technology 2021-03, Vol.10 (3), p.26-26
• Main Authors: Tan, Xuhua, Liu, Zhenzhen, Chen, Xiaoyun, Zhu, Yi, Xu, Jingmin, Qiu, Xiaozhang, Yang, Guangyao, Peng, Lulu, Gu, Xiaoxun, Zhang, Jiaqing, Luo, Lixia, Liu, Yizhi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2164-2591; 2164-2591
• DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.3.26

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics and risk factors of intraocular lens (IOL) tilt and decentration of phacoemulsification after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). One hundred four eyes with prior PPV and 104 eyes without PPV undergoing uneventful cataract surgery were enrolled in this study. IOL tilt and decentration were measured by SS-OCT (CASIA2) 3 months postoperatively. The mean IOL tilt and decentration were greater in the PPV group (5.36 ± 2.50 degrees and 0.27 ± 0.17 mm, respectively) than in the non-PPV group (4.54 ± 1.46 degrees, P = 0.005; 0.19 ± 0.12 mm, P < 0.001, respectively). Multiple logistic regression showed that silicone oil (SO) tamponade (odds ratio [OR] = 5.659, P = 0.021) and hydrophilic IOL (OR = 5.309, P = 0.022) were associated with IOL tilt over 7 degrees, and diabetes mellitus (DM; OR = 5.544, P = 0.033) was associated with IOL decentration over 0.4 mm. Duration of SO tamponade was positively correlated with IOL tilt (P = 0.014) and decentration (P < 0.001). The internal total higher-order aberration, coma, trefoil, and secondary astigmatism in the PPV group were higher than in the non-PPV group, and positively correlated with IOL tilt (P < 0.05). Patients with prior vitrectomy had greater IOL tilt and decentration than the non-PPV group. Longer duration of SO tamponade, hydrophilic IOL, as well as DM were the risk factors of greater IOL tilt and decentration in patients with prior PPV. Optically sophisticated designed IOLs should be used cautiously in vitrectomized eyes.