Objective evaluation of vision quality in pseudophakic patients with posterior capsular opacification using
Jake C McMillin1,2, Karolinne M Rocha1,2, Eliza L Barnwell1
1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to objectively assess the optical vision quality of patients before and after Nd:YAG capsulotomy for posterior capsular opacification using a double-pass retinal imaging system.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed the data from 26 pseudophakic eyes with posterior capsular opacification that underwent Nd:YAG capsulotomy. The objective scatter indices, modulation transfer function cutoff frequencies, Strehl ratios, and logMAR corrected distance visual acuities were assessed before and after YAG capsulotomy with a double-pass retinal imaging system (OQAS II, Visiometrics, Spain). We also analyzed data from a subgroup of 10 patients with pre-YAG corrected distance visual acuity of 0.10 logMAR (20/25) or better.
Results:
Vision quality indices improved in all 26 eyes, resulting in a statistically significant improvement in the corrected distance visual acuity (p=0.007), objective scatter index (p=0.001), modulation transfer function cutoff frequency (p=0.001), and Strehl ratio (p=0.020). The overall mean improvements included 0.12 ± 0.04 logMAR for corrected distance visual acuity, 2.84 ± 0.76 for objective scatter index, 12.29 ± 2.77 for modulation transfer function cutoff frequency, and 0.06 ± 0.03 for Strehl ratio. Our sub-analysis of 10 eyes with 0.10 logMAR (20/25) corrected distance visual acuity or better also showed a statistically significant improvement in the mean objective scatter index (0.76 ± 16; p=0.001), resulting in approximately 35% decrease in intraocular light scatter.
Conclusions:
The objective vision quality measurements as assessed by the double-pass retinal imaging system showed a significant improvement after YAG capsulotomy. This suggests that the objective scatter index improves after YAG capsulotomy, even in eyes with pre-YAG 0.10 logMAR (Snellen 20/25) corrected distance visual acuity or better.
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