May 23, 2004
Three phakic IOLs compared
Eurotimes April 2004
Spanish researchers evaluated three different phakic IOLs, the Adatomed, Staar, and Artisan in patients with high myopia in a prospective study of 217 eyes of 118 patients. The mean preoperative spherical equivalent ranged from –15.39 D to –16.17 D among the three treatment groups.All groups showed improvements in best-corrected and uncorrected visual acuities, with no statistically significant difference in favour of any one lens.The effects on IOP and pigment deposition were also similar in all three groups. The researchers noted a significantly higher level of anterior cataract formation in the Adatomed group.The development of nuclear cataract in two Artisan recipients also suggests that age and axial length may be important prognostic factors.
Posted by mehdi khanlari at May 23, 2004 07:04 PM