Comparison of the rotational stability between plate-haptic toric and C-loop haptic toric IOLs in myopic eyes
Xiangjia Zhu1, Jiaqi Meng, Wenwen He
1From the Eye Institute, Eye and Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University (Zhu, Meng, He, Rong, Lu), Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health (Zhu, He, Lu), Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration (Zhu, He, Lu), Key NHC key Laboratory of Myopia, Fudan University (Zhu, He, Lu), and Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Zhu, He, Lu), Shanghai, China.
Purpose:
To compare the rotational stability of a plate-haptic toric intraocular lens (IOL) vs a C-loop haptic toric IOL in myopic cataract eyes.
Setting:
Eye and Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, China.
Design:
Prospective, randomized, controlled study.
Methods:
Cataract eyes with axial length (AL) more than 24.5 mm were randomly assigned to receive implantation of a C-loop haptic toric IOL (AcrySof Toric IOL) (Group A) or a plate-haptic toric IOL (AT TORBI 709M IOL) (Group B). IOL rotation, residual astigmatism, visual acuity, and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) evaluated with OPD-Scan III aberrometer were compared at 3 months postoperatively.
Results:
In total, 62 eyes of 62 patients were eligible for analysis: 31 in Group A and 31 in Group B. The mean rotation of toric IOLs was greater in Group A than that in Group B (8.00 ± 3.60 degrees vs 4.42 ± 3.24 degrees, respectively, P < .001), especially when IOLs were vertically placed. IOL rotation was positively correlated with AL in Group A, whereas no such correlations were found in Group B. Residual astigmatism in Group A was greater than that in Group B (-0.76 ± 0.30 diopter [D] vs -0.51 ± 0.29 D, respectively, P = .001). Fewer eyes achieved residual astigmatism of 0.50 D or less in Group A than in Group B (38.71% vs 64.52%). Group A had worse postoperative uncorrected visual acuity and higher total HOAs and coma for a 6.0 mm pupil than Group B, whereas postoperative corrected visual acuity was not different between the 2 groups.
Conclusions:
The plate-haptic toric IOL might be a better choice for myopic cataract eyes with corneal astigmatism because of reduced postoperative rotation.
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