Effect of haptic material and number of intraocular lens on anterior capsule contraction after cataract surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate changes over time of the anterior capsule opening size after phacoemulsification, based on haptic number and composition of three acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs).


METHODS
Fifty-five patients (70 eyes) were included. All underwent phacoemulsification followed by implantation of either an acrylic IOL with two-haptic (one-piece, 26 eyes; three-piece, 22 eyes), or four-haptic (one-piece, 22 eyes). The area of the anterior capsule opening size was measured one week postoperatively (baseline) and at three months.


RESULTS
There was a significant reduction in the area of the anterior capsule opening from one week as compared to three months postoperatively in all groups (p < 0.001). However, there was no significant difference in the reduction in the anterior capsule opening between the IOLs (p = 0.36).


CONCLUSIONS
The number and material of the haptic of the three acrylic IOLs did not influence the degree of anterior capsule opening shrinkage.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Young
SY
Kim
Ji Wook
JW
Yang
Young Chun
YC
Lee
Su-Young
SY
Kim
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
Anterior capsule of the lens; Capsulorhexis; Intraocular; Lenses