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Do intraocular lenses with ultraviolet absorbing chromophores protect against macular oedema?
Author(s) -
Clarke Michael P.,
Yap Maurice,
Weatherill John R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1989.tb04112.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intraocular lenses , intraocular lens , ophthalmology , chromophore , cataract extraction , incidence (geometry) , macular edema , retinal , optics , chemistry , photochemistry , physics
. In a prospective study, designed to test the effect of intraocular lenses containing an ultraviolet absorbing chromophore on the incidence of post‐operative cystoid macular oedema, 55 patients undergoing extracapsular cataract extraction were randomly allocated to receive intraocular lenses with or without an ultra‐violet absorbing chromophore. Post‐operative fluorescein angiography showed no difference in the incidence of macular oedema in those patients receiving an intraocular lens with an ultraviolet absorbing chromophore compared with patients receiving a standard posterior chamber intraocular lens.