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Posterior Capsule Opacification and Frequency of Nd:YAG Treatment and of Two Microincision IOLs: Hoya iMics NY-60 vs Acrysof SN60WF

NCT01732484 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2013-06-05

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Summary

Age-related cataract is the main cause of impaired vision in the elderly population worldwide. In the UK, more than half of people who are over 65 have some cataract development in one or both eyes. The only treatment that can restore functional visual ability is cataract surgery where the opacified crystalline lens is removed by phacoemulsification and an artificial intraocular lens is implanted. It is estimated that around 10 million cataract operations are performed around the world each year. Cataract operations are generally very successful, with a low risk of serious complications. The most common risk is developing a condition called posterior capsule opacification (PCO), which causes impaired vision to return.

During the past two decades, cataract surgery underwent tremendous change and modernisation resulting in today's small incision phacoemulsification surgery and a safe technique with a short rehabilitation time for the patient. The most frequent long-term complication of cataract surgery remains to be posterior capsule opacification (PCO). In the past few years, refinements in surgical technique and modifications in IOL design and material have led to a decrease in the incidence of PCO.

It has been shown that a sharp posterior optic edge inhibits migration of lens epithelial cells (LEC) behind the IOL optic and therefore have a lower incidence of posterior capsule opacification (PCO). Most IOL designs have open-loop haptics that are connected to the optic towards the end of the production process, also called multipiece designs.

For several reasons such as better ease of use with injector systems and higher efficiency in the production process, companies have developed IOLs with open-loop haptics out of one block of material, also called single-piece designs. In the case of such single-piece IOLs, the haptics tend to be much thicker than with multipiece IOLs. A potential drawback of the thick haptics maybe an incomplete closure of the capsule at the optic rim with a reduced bending effect of the posterior capsule around the posterior optic edge. Additionally, the posterior sharp edge is often discontinuous in the region of the haptic-optic junctions. These locations may serve as a scaffold for LECs to migrate behind the IOL optic resulting in PCO. Nowadays a multitude of different single piece IOLS are available, many of them similar but of course with some differences in regard to the chemical composition of the acrylic material and the IOL design.

The purpose of this study is to compare the intensity of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) between two different 1-piece foldable hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) over a period of 3 years.

Conditions

  • Capsule Opacification
  • Pseudophakia
  • Cataract

Interventions

PROCEDURE

intraocular lens implantation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rupert Menapace, MD · Medical University Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2012-09-30

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