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Published on: July 7, 2023
Effect of a capsular tension ring on intraocular lens decentration and tilting after cataract surgery
Do-Hyung Lee1, Soo-Cheol Shin, Choun-Ki Joo
1Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Koyang, Kyunggyi-do, South Korea. dhlee@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
Purpose:
To evaluate the effect of a capsular tension ring (CTR) on the tilting and decentration of intraocular lenses (IOLs) after cataract surgery.
Setting:
Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Kyunggyi-do, Korea.
Methods:
Cataract surgery was performed in both eyes of 20 patients ranging in age from 57 to 75 years. The 40 eyes were divided into 2 groups based on whether a CTR (Lucid Korea) was implanted. Each patient received a CTR in 1 eye only. All IOLs (AcrySof MA60BM, Alcon) were implanted in the capsular bag after a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis smaller than the IOL optic was created and phacoemulsification performed. The extent of IOL tilting and decentration was measured with the EAS-1000 anterior eye segment analysis system 7, 30, and 60 days after surgery.
Results:
The extent of IOL decentration was statistically significantly less in eyes with both an IOL and CTR than in those with an IOL only. The mean decentration in the CTR-IOL group was 0.38 mm +/- 0.16 (SD) at 7 days, 0.43 +/- 0.15 mm at 30 days, and 0.42 +/- 0.17 mm at 60 days. The mean values in the IOL-only group were 0.49 +/- 0.11 mm, 0.53 +/- 0.14 mm, and 0.57 +/- 0.16 mm, respectively. The amount of IOL tilting was also significantly less in the CTR-IOL group. The mean tilting in the CTR-IOL group was 2.22 +/- 0.46 degrees at 7 days, 2.36 +/- 0.50 degrees at 30 days, and 2.47 +/- 0.40 degrees at 60 days. The mean values in the IOL-only group were 3.14 +/- 0.65 degrees, 2.91 +/- 0.67 degrees, and 3.06 +/- 0.56 degrees, respectively.
Conclusion:
These results indicate that the CTR reduces undesirable postsurgical IOL movement for at least 60 days.
