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One year follow‐up study on polymetacrylate and hydrogel intraocular lenses
Author(s) -
Sørensen E. Jonasdottir,
Jensen O. L.
Publication year - 1991
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.1755-3768.1991.tb02056.x
Subject(s) - prolene , intraocular lens , lens (geology) , biocompatible material , ophthalmology , intraocular lenses , medicine , significant difference , surgery , biomedical engineering , optics , physics
Abstract This study includes two selected groups of patients operated for cataract with implantation of either a polymetacrylate (PMMA, Sinskey J‐loop, prolene haptics, Mod.102H, Pharmacia) or a soft hydrogel (IO‐gel, Alcon) posterior chamber lens. There were 27 patients in the PMMA group and 32 in the hydrogel lens group. The study concludes that after 1 year of observation a comparison between the two groups disclosed no major difference concerning the visual otucome and influence on the ocular tissue. No substantial observations point towards the hydrogel lens as the more biocompatible of the two lenses.