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. 2014 Mar 19:2014:403432.
doi: 10.1155/2014/403432. eCollection 2014.

Aspheric intraocular lenses implantation for cataract patients with extreme myopia

Yanwen Fang  1 , Yi Lu  1 , Aizhu Miao  1 , Yi Luo  1
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Aspheric intraocular lenses implantation for cataract patients with extreme myopia

Yanwen Fang et al. ISRN Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the postoperative visual quality of cataract patients with extreme myopia after implantation of aspheric intraocular lenses (IOLs). Methods. Thirty-three eyes were enrolled in this prospectivestudy. Eighteen eyes with an axial length longer than 28 mm were included in the extreme myopia group, and the other 15 eyes were included in the nonextreme myopia group. Phacoemulsification and aspheric IOL implantation were performed. Six months after cataract surgery, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity, and wavefront aberrations were measured, and subjective visual quality was assessed. Results. The BCVA improved significantly after surgery for both groups, and patients in the nonextreme myopia group achieved better postoperative BCVA due to better retinal status of the eyes. The evaluation of contrast sensitivity without glare was the same in both groups, whereas patients in the nonextreme myopia group performed better at intermediate spatial frequencies under glare conditions. The two groups did not show a significant difference in high-order aberrations. With regard to subjective visual quality, the composite scores of both groups did not differ significantly. Conclusions. Aspheric IOLs provided good visual outcomes in cataract patients with extreme myopia. These patients should undergo careful evaluation to determine the maculopathy severity level before surgery.

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Figure 1
Best-corrected visual acuity before and 3 months after surgery (Snellen visual acuity).
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Figure 2
Postoperative contrast sensitivity of the two groups: (a) under nonglare conditions and (b) under glare conditions. *Significant difference between groups.
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Figure 3
High-order aberrations over a 6 mm pupil diameter. HOA: high-order aberration.
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