Detalhes bibliográficos
| Autor(a) principal: |
Jorge,Priscilla de Almeida |
| Data de Publicação: |
2014 |
| Outros Autores: |
Jorge,Delano,
Ventura,Camila Vieira,
Ventura,Bruna Vieira,
lira,Wagner,
Ventura,Marcelo Carvalho,
Santhiago,Marcony Rodrigues,
Kara-Junior,Newton |
| Tipo de documento: |
Artigo
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| Idioma: |
eng |
| Título da fonte: |
Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online) |
| Texto Completo: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492014000400222
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Resumo: |
Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) four years after the implantation of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL). Methods: Fifty-eight randomly selected eyes from 58 patients were analyzed four years after phacoemulsification and Ioflex IOL implantation. The patients underwent an ophthalmic examination to detect PCO and a detailed medical history was obtained. The patients' charts were reviewed for their corrected distance visual acuity prior to the IOL implantation, as well as for one month postoperatively. The Student's t-test was used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean age of patients without PCO was 74.6 ± 9.5 years, compared to 70.3 ± 15 years in patients with PCO. Four years after surgery, 39 of the 58 eyes (67%) had detectable PCO and 24 eyes (41.3%) had decreased visual acuity (VA) due to PCO. These patients were referred for Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. Three patients (5.1%) had decreased VA due to glaucoma, IOL opacification, or age-related macular degeneration. Twelve eyes (20.7%) presented mild PCO with unchanged VA. Systemic arterial hypertension was reported by 45% of the patients, and in 3.5% of these cases this was associated with diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: This study found the incidence of PCO to be 67% four years after phacoemulsification and Ioflex IOL implantation. |