Biometry of 3 types of intraocular lenses using Scheimpflug photography.
OBJECTIVE
To compare differences in intraocular lens (IOL) decentration and tilt and anterior chamber depth (ACD) using Scheimpflug photography as well as best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in eyes having phacoemulsification with implantation of 1 of 3 types of IOLs.


METHODS
Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.


METHODS
This study comprised 137 cataractous eyes of 108 patients having phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. Eyes were randomized into 3 groups based on IOL type: poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) (n = 65); silicone (n = 47); soft acrylic (n = 25). Biometric analysis was performed with an EAS-1000 Scheimpflug camera 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery. Best corrected visual acuity was also measured at these visits.


RESULTS
The anterior chamber was deeper 1 month after surgery, with no statistical difference among groups. There were no significant differences among groups in IOL decentration and tilt or final BCVA during the follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
In this study in which a properly constructed continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis was created and IOLs were accurately placed in normal capsular bags, changes in ACD, IOL decentration and tilt, and BCVA were similar in eyes with a PMMA, silicone, or soft acrylic IOL.
Kim
J S
JS
Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
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K H
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology*; D001699:Biometry; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate