Joris Vander Mijnsbrugge1, Jean-Francois Fils2, Joyce Jansen3, Minh-Tri Hua3, Peter Stalmans3. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. joris.vandermijnsbrugge@uzleuven.be. 2. Ars Statistica, Boulevard des Archers 40, 1400, Nivelles, Belgium. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the effective lens position (ELP) after phaco surgery alone and after combined phacovitrectomy surgery. METHODS: Twenty patients who were scheduled for elective surgery in both eyes were included. In one eye, phacovitrectomy surgery was performed (without any tamponade), and in the fellow eye, only phaco surgery was performed using the same IOL type. Pre- and postoperative biometric measurements were performed using laser interference biometry. The postoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD) was measured to determine the ELP. The primary outcome measure was the difference in the postoperative ACD between both eyes. RESULTS: The postoperative ACD following phacovitrectomy showed a statistically significant increase compared with that following phaco surgery alone, indicating a more posterior position of the IOL. CONCLUSIONS: An adjusted ELP parameter to optimize IOL calculation may be useful in eyes undergoing combined phacovitrectomy sugergy.
PURPOSE: To compare the effective lens position (ELP) after phaco surgery alone and after combined phacovitrectomy surgery. METHODS: Twenty patients who were scheduled for elective surgery in both eyes were included. In one eye, phacovitrectomy surgery was performed (without any tamponade), and in the fellow eye, only phaco surgery was performed using the same IOL type. Pre- and postoperative biometric measurements were performed using laser interference biometry. The postoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD) was measured to determine the ELP. The primary outcome measure was the difference in the postoperative ACD between both eyes. RESULTS: The postoperative ACD following phacovitrectomy showed a statistically significant increase compared with that following phaco surgery alone, indicating a more posterior position of the IOL. CONCLUSIONS: An adjusted ELP parameter to optimize IOL calculation may be useful in eyes undergoing combined phacovitrectomy sugergy.
Authors: Gökhan Gülkılık; Sevil Karaman Erdur; Merve Özbek; Mustafa Özsütçü; Mahmut Odabaşı; Göktuğ Demirci; Mehmet Selim Kocabora; Mustafa Eliaçık Journal: Turk J Ophthalmol Date: 2016-08-15