Do intraocular lenses with ultraviolet absorbing chromophores protect against macular oedema?
In a prospective study, designed to test the effect of intraocular lenses containing an ultraviolet absorbing chromophore on the incidence of post-operative cystoid macular oedema, 55 patients undergoing extracapsular cataract extraction were randomly allocated to receive intraocular lenses with or without an ultra-violet absorbing chromophore. Post-operative fluorescein angiography showed no difference in the incidence of macular oedema in those patients receiving an intraocular lens with an ultraviolet absorbing chromophore compared with patients receiving a standard posterior chamber intraocular lens.
Clarke
M P
MP
Department of Ophthalmology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, West Yorkshire, England.
Yap
M
M
Weatherill
J R
JR
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014792:Visual Acuity