Open AccessThe effect of the haptic portion of intraocular lens on the development of posterior capsular opacification in rabbit
Author(s) -
Young Doo Yoon,
Seung Jeong Lim,
Hong Bok Kim
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.3.232
Subject(s) - phacoemulsification , intraocular lens , ophthalmology , medicine , cataract extraction , rabbit (cipher) , lens (geology) , intraocular lenses , anatomy , visual acuity , optics , computer science , computer security , physics
Using a white rabbit model, the effect of the haptic portion of the intraocular lens (IOL) and intracapsular ring on the development of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with phacoemulsification was studied. Implantation of both the intracapsular ring and IOL developed less PCO than implantation of the IOL alone. ECCE followed by implantation of the intracapsular ring alone also developed less PCO than ECCE alone. Through this experimental work in a rabbit model, it could be conceived that the haptic portion of IOL and the intracapsular ring can prevent the development of PCO.