Comparison of the Residual Amount of an Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device Among Different Types of Intraocular Lens Implants in vitro

Abstract

Purpose

Although ophthalmic viscosurgical devices are quite important for safe cataract surgery, currently, postoperative residual ophthalmic viscosurgical devices can cause various complications. Previously, we developed a method to visualize residual ophthalmic viscosurgical devices after irrigation/aspiration in vitro and found that the amount of residual ophthalmic viscosurgical device on a single-piece intraocular lens was greater than that on a three-piece intraocular lens. In the present study, we compared the amounts of residual ophthalmic viscosurgical device among various foldable intraocular lenses to investigate the factors that determine the quantity of residual ophthalmic viscosurgical device.

Patients and Methods

Simulated cataract surgery was performed in pig eyes using an ophthalmic viscosurgical device labeled with fluorescent silica particles. After the simulated surgery procedure, the fluorescent silica attached to the intraocular lens was observed and quantified by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after intraocular lens removal. The amount of residual ophthalmic viscosurgical device was compared among five representative single-piece intraocular lenses and one three-piece intraocular lens.

Results

The distribution and amount of the residual ophthalmic viscosurgical device differed for each intraocular lens. The amount of silicon in the lens capsule differed among the intraocular lens types.

Conclusion

The postoperative residual tendency of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices differed among various single-piece intraocular lenses. The behavior of the intraocular lenses within the capsule affected the residual tendency. The removal of ophthalmic viscosurgical device in the lens capsule should be tailored for each intraocular lens to improve efficiency.

Keywords:

• cataract surgery
• intraocular lens
• ophthalmic viscosurgical devices

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets generated during the current study are not publicly available but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Dr. Mizobuchi for useful discussions on this research.

The study ”Comparison of the residual amount of an ophthalmic viscosurgical device with different types of intraocular lens implants in vitro” was presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Cataract Refractive Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, in June 2015.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Funding

This study did not receive any financial support.