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Clinical Trial
. 2001 Aug;108(8):1375-80.
doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00595-4.

Multifocal intraocular lens implantation in pediatric cataract surgery

P C Jacobi  1 , T S Dietlein, W Konen
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Clinical Trial

Multifocal intraocular lens implantation in pediatric cataract surgery

P C Jacobi et al. Ophthalmology. 2001 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate implantation of a zonal-progressive multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) in children.

Study design: Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series.

Participants: Thirty-five eyes of 26 pediatric patients aged 2 to 14 years with multifocal IOL implantation at one institution with more than 1 year of follow-up.

Interventions: Standard surgical procedure comprised an anterior capsulorrhexis, lens material aspiration via two side-port incisions, temporal tunnel incision, and multifocal IOL (SA40-N; Allergan, Irvine, CA) implantation in all eyes. In 24 eyes (68%), a 5-mm posterior capsulorrhexis was created with forceps, followed by an anterior vitrectomy in 19 of those eyes (54%).

Results: Twenty-six patients (35 eyes) had an average follow-up of 27.4 +/- 12.7 months (range, 12-58 months). At last follow-up, best-corrected distance visual acuity improved significantly (P = 0.001), 71% of eyes with a visual acuity of 20/40 or better and 31% of eyes with a visual acuity of 20/25 or better. In the 9 bilateral cases, spectacle dependency was moderate, with only 2 children (22%) reporting the permanent use of an additional near correction. The remaining children were either using distance-correction only (4 patients; 44%) or no glasses at all (3 patients; 33%). Stereopsis also improved significantly after multifocal IOL implantation (P = 0.01). Sixteen eyes (46%) experienced obscuration of the entrance pupil that required intervention, with 10 requiring a second intraocular surgery. Four eyes required an anterior membranectomy for persistent fibrinous membrane. Intraocular lens decentration requiring surgical intervention developed in six eyes.

Conclusions: Multifocal IOL implantation is a viable alternative to monofocal pseudophakia in this age group.

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