
Comparison of the Long-term Clinical Results of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Acrylic Intraocular Lenses
- Youngwoo Suh Chunghoon Oh Hyo-Myung Kim
- 대한안과학회
- The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol.19 No.1
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 2005.03
- 29 - 33 (5 pages)
This study was performed to compare the incidence of posterior capsular opacity (PCO) and refractive errors between hydrophilic (ACR6D, Corneal??) and hydrophobic (MA60BM, AcrySof??) acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) over a 3-year follow-up after phacoemulsification surgery. The patients with AcrySof?? implanted in one eye and Corneal?? in the other eye were categorized as Group 1 (n=28), while those with one or both eyes implanted with IOLs of the same kind were categorized as Group 2 (AcrySof??, n=90; Corneal??, n=95). Refractive errors were evaluated at 3 months and 3 years postoperatively. The incidence of visually significant PCO was investigated 3 years postoperatively. Postoperative refractive values at 3 months were not significantly different between the two groups. However, refractive values at 3 years were significantly different between two IOLs in both groups [AcrySof?? -0.37±0.43D, Corneal?? -0.62±0.58D in Group 1 (p=0.04); AcrySof?? -0.38±0.52, Corneal?? -0.68±0.54 in Group 2 (p<0.01)]. The incidence of visually significant PCO was 14% and 32% in Group 1, and 13% and 28% in Group 2, for the AcrySof?? and Corneal?? implants, respectively. The incidence of visually significant PCO of hydrophilic acrylic IOLs was higher than that of hydrophobic acrylic IOLs in the 3-year follow-up. The postoperative 3-year refractive value of Corneal?? showed myopic shift.
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