title: Incidence of nd:Yag capsulotomy after lens implantation of an Acrylic IOL in one eye and a Silicone IOL in the other eye of the same patient: a preliminary study.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 40 patients who underwent an uneventful phacoemulsification in both eyes and had an Acrylic IOL (AcrySof) implanted in one eye and a Silicone IOL (SI 30/S 140) in the other. A subset of 18 patients had a mean follow up of 1 1/2 year. In the Acrylic group 1 patient (5.5%) underwent a posterior Yag-capsulotomy. In the Silicone group 6 patients (30%) underwent a Yag-capsulotomy. (2 anterior--4 posterior) (p = 0.04) Acrylic IOL's were associated with a significantly reduced incidence rate of Yag-capsulotomy compared with silicone IOL's after 1 1/2 years.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Ophthalmology, A.Z. Middelheim, Lindendreef 1 2000 Antwerpen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carbonez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zeyen
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D010969:Plastics; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010969:Plastics; D012828:Silicones