Postoperative change in effective lens position of a 3-piece acrylic intraocular lens

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Oct;29(10):1974-9. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)02049-7.

Abstract

Purpose: To study the change in postoperative position of an angulated, 3-piece, foldable acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and evaluate the effect of a sharp posterior optic edge compared with that of a round optic edge on the change in postoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: This randomized intraindividual-comparison study comprised 104 eyes of 52 patients with age-related cataract. Patient received a sharp-edged Sensar OptiEdge AR40e IOL (Allergan Surgical) in 1 eye and a round-edged Sensar AR40 IOL in the other eye. Postoperative follow-up included ACD measurement by partial coherence interferometry and evaluation of the capsulorhexis area by standardized retroillumination photography at 1 day, 1 week, and 1 and 6 months.

Results: A decrease in ACD during the first postoperative week was followed by a small increase in ACD during the first 6 months. There was no significant difference between the sharp-edged group and the round-edged group.

Conclusions: The angulated 3-piece acrylic IOLs showed significant forward movement over the first postoperative 6 months. Although the change in refraction was small, there was variability among patients. The sharp posterior optic edge design did not affect the IOL's movement in the capsular bag.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anterior Chamber / pathology
  • Capsulorhexis
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Interferometry
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Light
  • Middle Aged
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prosthesis Design

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins