Reduction in the Area of the Anterior Capsular Opening A fter Ac ryl Intraocular Lens Implantation: Diabetics vs Nondiabetics.

Lee, Sang Yeop; Baek, Tae Min; Lee, Kyung Hun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(5):1158-1163.
Published online May 1, 2000.

Reduction in the Area of the Anterior Capsular Opening A fter Ac ryl Intraocular Lens Implantation: Diabetics vs Nondiabetics.

Sang Yeop Lee, Tae Min Baek, Kyung Hun Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, St.Mary's Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

당뇨군과 비당뇨군에서의 연성 아크릴인공수정체 삽입 후 전낭수축정도의 비교

이상엽(Sang Yeop Lee),백태민(Tae Min Baek),이경헌(Kyung Hun Lee)

Abstract

We compared the rate of continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis[CCC]con traction and degree of postoperative capsular fibrosis between patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and age-matched non-diabetic patients after phacoemulsification with posterior chamber acryl foldable intraocular lens implantation.Sixty-two eyes of 42 patients of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and 78 eyes of 55 patients of control group who underwent cataract surgery with acryl foldable intraocular lens were enrolled in this retrospective study.During follow up examination the rate of CCC contractions were evaluated by NIDEK EAS-1000 System and we measured the area of anterior capsular opening.The diabetic patients average percentage of anterior capsular shirinkage rate was higher than non-diabetic patient's. But no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups. In conclusion, small incision cataract surgery with acryl foldable intraocular lens implantation showed good results in diabetic patients.Further studies will be needed for better clinical safety and efficacy.

Key Words: Acryl intraocular lens;Cataract;CCC contraction