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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. |
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| Autores principais: | Jorge,Priscilla de Almeida |
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| Outros Autores: | Jorge,Delano; Ventura,Camila Vieira; Ventura,Bruna Vieira; lira,Wagner; Ventura,Marcelo Carvalho; Santhiago,Marcony Rodrigues; Kara-Junior,Newton |
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| Assunto: | Posterior capsule of the lens Capsule opacification Postoperative complications Cataract/epidemiology Visual acuity |
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| Ano: | 2014 |
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| País: | Brasil |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
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| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
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| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
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| Idioma: | inglês |
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| Origem: | Oasisbr |
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