Secondary Sutureless Posterior Chamber Lens Implantation with Two Specifically Designed IOLs: Iris Claw Lens versus Sutureless Trans-Scleral Plugs Fixated Lens
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Inclusion Criteria and Study Design
2.2. Intraocular Lenses
2.2.1. Iris Claw IOL
2.2.2. Sutureless Trans-Scleral Plugs Fixated Lens
2.3. Surgical Procedure
2.3.1. Iris Claw Group (Group 1)
2.3.2. Sutureless Trans-Scleral Plugs Fixated Lens Group (Group 2)
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group 1 (Iris Claw) | Group 2 (STSPFL) | Significance * | |
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Patients/eyes | 22 | 20 | |
Age (mean years +/− SD) | 76.3 +/− 10.3 | 72.9 +/− 8.7 | p = 0.24 |
Male | 12 | 10 | |
Female | 10 | 10 | |
Axial length (mm) | 23.8 +/− 2.3 | 24.1 +/− 1.5 | p = 0.12 |
Surgical indication | |||
Posterior capsule rupture | 11 (50.0%) | 12 (60.0%) | p = 0.55 |
Lens luxation | 11 (50.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | p = 0.55 |
Preexisting comorbidity | 7 (31.82%) | 6 (30.0%) | |
AMD | 2 (9.09%) | 2 (10.0%) | |
Myopic maculopathy | 2 (9.09%) | 1 (5.0%) | |
Retinal detachment | 2 (9.09%) | 0 | |
Macular hole | 1 (4.54%) | 0 | |
Irvine-Gass syndrome | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | |
Corneal scare | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | |
Diabetic macular edema | 0 | 1 (5.0%) |
Group 1 (Iris Claw) N = 22 | Group 2 (STSPFL) N = 20 | Significance * | |
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Follow up (mean months +/− SD) | 6.19 +/− 3.44 | 6.42 +/− 3.96 | p = 0.13 |
BCVA (mean logmar +/− SD) | 0.35 +/− 0.29 | 0.23 +/− 0.51 | p = 0.19 |
BCVA (mean logmar +/− SD) in the subgroup without comorbidities | 0.28 +/− 0.26 | 0.14 +/− 0.11 | p = 0.06 |
Mean induced astigmatism (D +/− SD) | 1.72 +/− 0.96 | 0.72 +/− 0.52 | p < 0.01 |
Mean refractive error (D +/− SD) | 0.99 +/− 0.57 | 0.46 +/− 0.36 | p < 0.01 |
Group 1 (Iris Claw) N = 22 | Group 2 (STSPFL) N = 20 | |
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Macular edema | 3 (13.64%) | 2 (10.0%) |
IOL dislocation | 2 (9.09%) | 0 |
Vitreous hemorrhage | 1 (4.54%) | 1 (5.0%) |
Hyphema | 1 (4.54%) | 0 |
Neurotrophic ulcer | 0 | 1 (5.0%) |
Breakage of the plugs | NA | 1 (5.0%) |
Conjunctival erosion | 0 | 0 |
Retinal detachment | 0 | 0 |
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Seknazi, D.; Colantuono, D.; Tahiri, R.; Amoroso, F.; Miere, A.; Souied, E.H. Secondary Sutureless Posterior Chamber Lens Implantation with Two Specifically Designed IOLs: Iris Claw Lens versus Sutureless Trans-Scleral Plugs Fixated Lens. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 2216. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10102216
Seknazi D, Colantuono D, Tahiri R, Amoroso F, Miere A, Souied EH. Secondary Sutureless Posterior Chamber Lens Implantation with Two Specifically Designed IOLs: Iris Claw Lens versus Sutureless Trans-Scleral Plugs Fixated Lens. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(10):2216. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10102216
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeknazi, Daniel, Donato Colantuono, Rachid Tahiri, Francesca Amoroso, Alexandra Miere, and Eric H. Souied. 2021. "Secondary Sutureless Posterior Chamber Lens Implantation with Two Specifically Designed IOLs: Iris Claw Lens versus Sutureless Trans-Scleral Plugs Fixated Lens" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 10: 2216. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10102216