title: Effect of heparin surface modification in reducing silicone oil adherence to various intraocular lenses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate surface properties of various intraocular lenses (IOLs), including a newly fabricated heparin-surface-modified (HSM) silicone IOL, with special reference to their efficiency in reducing potential silicone oil adherence to the IOL optics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Department of Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five groups of rigid and foldable IOLs were analyzed in an in vitro test for the percentage of silicone oil adherence: a single-piece foldable hydrophilic-acrylic IOL (n = 9); a single-piece rigid poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) IOL with HSM coating of the lens optic (n = 9); a 3-piece foldable silicone optic IOL with HSM coating of the optic (n = 10); a single-piece standard rigid PMMA IOL (n = 7); and a standard 3-piece foldable silicone optic IOL (n = 9). After the IOLs were immersed in water and then in silicone oil, gross photographs taken. Image analysis was performed to evaluate the percentage of silicone oil coverage of the anterior and posterior surfaces of each IOL optic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean silicone oil coverage of the hydrophilic-acrylic IOLs was 5.6% +/- 2.5% (SD); of the HSM PMMA IOLs, 6.2% +/- 4.3%; of the HSM silicone optic IOLs, 6.7% +/- 3.2%; and of the standard PMMA IOLs, 20.3% +/- 13.3%. The mean silicone oil coverage was greatest on the standard silicone optic IOLs, 98.2% +/- 3.1%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intraocular lenses with a hydrophilic optic have less tendency toward adherence to silicone oil than more hydrophobic designs. A foldable silicone IOL with heparin surface modification can significantly reduce potential silicone oil adherence, comparable to the level achievable with the rigid HSM PMMA designs. Two new foldable IOL styles, the HSM silicone IOL and IOLs in the general class of hydrophilic-acrylic, were highly efficacious in reducing silicone oil adherence. There is now a real choice of foldable lenses for patients with actual or potential vitreoretinal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Apple
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escobar-Gomez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000268:Adhesiveness; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000378:metabolism*; D006493:Heparin; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000378:metabolism*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012827:Silicone Oils; D006493:Heparin; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate