| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4016646 | Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery | 2013 | 8 Pages |
PurposeTo evaluate the effect of a heparin-coated foldable intraocular lens (IOL) on postoperative flare in high-risk patients.SettingVienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria.DesignRandomized clinical trial.MethodsThis study included patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF), or both scheduled for cataract surgery in both eyes. One eye received a coated IOL (Polylens EC-1YH PAL) and the other eye, an uncoated control IOL (Polylens EC-1Y PAL). Aqueous flare measurements were taken using a laser flare meter (FM-600, Kowa) preoperatively and 1 hour, 1 day, 3 weeks, and 3 months postoperatively. Visual acuity and anterior (ACO) and posterior (PCO) capsule opacification were assessed, and IOL centration and tilt were measured with a Purkinje meter.ResultsEighty eyes of 40 patients were included in the study; 64 eyes of 32 patients completed the study. The mean flare values (photons/ms) preoperatively and 1 hour, 1 day, 3 weeks, and 3 months postoperatively were 6.98 ± 3.71 (SD), 19.14 ± 18.90, 16.62 ± 25.33, 10.33 ± 9.70, 8.74 ± 4.64, respectively, with the coated IOL and 8.65 ± 5.73, 22.08 ± 16.23, 13.44 ± 13.71, 7.50 ± 4.11, and 7.03 ± 3.70, respectively, with the control IOL. No significant differences were found in flare, visual acuity, ACO, PCO, tilt, or centration between the coated IOL and the control IOL at any timepoint.ConclusionNo significant differences in flare or capsule performance were found between the coated IOL and control IOL.Financial DisclosureNo author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
