PURPOSE: To evaluate the incidence of glistenings in a large series of consecutive eyes with a blue light-filtering hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) and the relationship with parameters such as age, sex, follow-up length, and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA). SETTING: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: This study included 111 eyes of 74 patients (age range 33 to 86 years). All cases had cataract surgery with Acrysof SN60WF monofocal IOL implantation and had a routine postoperative examination between March 2011 and June 2011. The incidence and severity of glistenings were evaluated with the slitlamp. Also evaluated was their relationship with age, sex, follow-up length, IOL power, and CDVA. Glistenings were subjectively graded (0 = absent; 1 = moderate; 2 = dense). RESULTS: Glistenings occurred in 96 eyes (86.5%). Glistenings were of grade 1 severity in 45 eyes (40.5%) and of grade 2 severity in 51 eyes (45.9%). The follow-up was significantly longer in eyes with grade 2 glistenings (P ≤ .01). A limited, but significant, correlation was found between glistening severity and length of follow-up (r = 0.32, P<.01). Although there was a trend toward decreased visual acuities at higher glistening grades (r = 0.22, P = .01), there were no significant differences in CDVA between the glistening severity groups (P = .14). CONCLUSIONS: Glistenings were common in eyes with the blue light-filtering hydrophobic acrylic IOL and increased over time. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the incidence of glistenings in a large series of consecutive eyes with a blue light-filtering hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) and the relationship with parameters such as age, sex, follow-up length, and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA). SETTING: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: This study included 111 eyes of 74 patients (age range 33 to 86 years). All cases had cataract surgery with Acrysof SN60WF monofocal IOL implantation and had a routine postoperative examination between March 2011 and June 2011. The incidence and severity of glistenings were evaluated with the slitlamp. Also evaluated was their relationship with age, sex, follow-up length, IOL power, and CDVA. Glistenings were subjectively graded (0 = absent; 1 = moderate; 2 = dense). RESULTS: Glistenings occurred in 96 eyes (86.5%). Glistenings were of grade 1 severity in 45 eyes (40.5%) and of grade 2 severity in 51 eyes (45.9%). The follow-up was significantly longer in eyes with grade 2 glistenings (P ≤ .01). A limited, but significant, correlation was found between glistening severity and length of follow-up (r = 0.32, P<.01). Although there was a trend toward decreased visual acuities at higher glistening grades (r = 0.22, P = .01), there were no significant differences in CDVA between the glistening severity groups (P = .14). CONCLUSIONS: Glistenings were common in eyes with the blue light-filtering hydrophobic acrylic IOL and increased over time. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
Authors: Jorge L Alio; Augusto Arias; Francesco D'Oria; Francesca Toto; Jorge Alio Del Barrio; Raul Duarte; Pablo Artal Journal: Biomed Opt Express Date: 2021-05-18 Impact factor: 3.732
Authors: Mark Packer; Luther Fry; Kevin T Lavery; Robert Lehmann; James McDonald; Louis Nichamin; Brian Bearie; Jon Hayashida; Griffith E Altmann; Omid Khodai Journal: Clin Ophthalmol Date: 2013-09-24