title: Blue light filtering intraocular lenses in phacoemulsification cataract surgery.
abstract: Blue light can damage retina and cause age related macular degeneration. After cataract surgery and lens removal retina stays unprotected. Blue light filtering intraocular lenses (IOL) increase protection of the retina. In our prospective study we investigated clinical results after bilateral implantation of Acrysof Natural IOL to 30 patients (N = 60 eyes). In a control group (N = 60 eyes, 30 patients), standard acrysof IOL was implanted bilaterally. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and Nd YAG laser capsulotomy rate were measured and compared with control group. Subjective patient's satisfaction and subjective colour perception were also investigated. There was no significant difference in UCVA, BCVA and Nd YAG laser capsulotomy rate between the two groups. High patient's satisfaction was noticed (96.7% of patients would implant Acrysof Natural IOL again). Acrysof Natural IOL enables good visual acuity VA, low rate of Nd YAG laser capsulotomy and high patient's satisfaction without colour perception disturbances.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb, Croatia. antebarisic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barisić
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dekaris
authors.forename: Nikica
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gabrić
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bosnar
authors.forename: Ratimir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazić
authors.forename: Zeljka Karaman
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Martinović
authors.forename: Edita Kondza
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Krstonijević
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D014792:Visual Acuity