Assessment of Posterior Capsular Opacification of Korean Using Straylight and Glare Sensitivity Meter. |
Seung Yong Choi, Yu Li Park, Hyun Seung Kim |
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Sara514@catholic.ac.kr |
스트레이라이트 및 빛번짐 정도를 이용한 한국인의 후낭 혼탁의 분석 |
최승용⋅박율리⋅김현승 |
가톨릭대학교 의과대학 안과 및 시과학교실 |
Received: 2 October 2014 • Revised: 24 January 2015 • Accepted: 26 May 2015 |
Abstract |
PURPOSE To evaluate posterior capsular opacity (PCO) using straylight and glare sensitivity meter and to compare availability of straylight and glare sensitivity with known methods for PCO evaluation. METHODS: Thirty-six pseudophakic eyes with PCO were selected for this study. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), straylight (C-quant, Oculus GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) and glare sensitivity (Binoptometer, Oculus GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) were measured before mydriasis. After mydriasis, PCO images were captured with a slit-lamp and analyzed using the Evaluation of Posterior Capsular Opacification (EPCO) program (EPCO software, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany). The same measurements were taken after capsulotomy and compared with pre-capsulotomy data. RESULTS: After capsulotomy, BCVA, EPCO score and straylight were improved with statistical significance (p < 0.05). Cases of PCO with mildly decreased visual acuity showed statistically significantly improved EPCO score and straylight (p < 0.05). Glare sensitivity did not show significant improvement but was statistically significantly correlated with straylight (p = 0.023, Rho = 0.732). CONCLUSIONS: Straylight is an available measurement for evaluation of PCO. Glare sensitivity meter which correlates with straylight can be used as a supportive measurement. |
Key Words:
After cataract;Glare sensitivity;Posterior capsular opacity;Straylight |
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