title: Keratometric cylinder and visual performance following phacoemulsification and implantation with silicone small-incision or poly(methyl methacrylate) intraocular lenses.
abstract: Silicone and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) intraocular lenses from Allergan Medical Optics were implanted in the posterior chamber of 96 cataract patients with small or standard incisions following phacoemulsification. Significantly less keratometric cylinder (astigmatism) and better uncorrected visual acuity were observed during the six week postsurgical follow-up in the patients who received the small incision silicone lens than in those who received the standard PMMA lens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Brint
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ostrick
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bryan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012826:Silicone Elastomers