title: Ultraviolet-absorbing intraocular lens versus non-UV-absorbing intraocular lens: comparison of angiographic cystoid macular edema.
abstract: We compared the incidence of angiographic cystoid macular edema (CME) in eyes with ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing intraocular lenses (IOLs) with that in eyes with non-UV-absorbing IOLs. Fifty-five bilateral pseudophakic patients received a UV-absorbing IOL in one eye and a non-UV-absorbing IOL in the fellow eye. All cases were implanted with posterior chamber lenses following extracapsular cataract extraction. Fluorescein angiography for CME was performed at least six months postoperatively (average 20.0 months). There was no statistically significant difference in visual acuity or in the incidence of CME.
authors.affiliation: Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanagami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014792:Visual Acuity