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Smaller-Incision new-generation implantable miniature telescope: Three-months follow-up study
Alfonso Savastano1, Silvia Ferrara1, Paola Sasso1
1Ophthalmology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Purpose:
To evaluate three months follow-up of SING IMT implant in patients affected by late-stage AMD.
Design:
Prospective cohort study.
Subjects:
In a total of 80 eyes of 40 patients who underwent the enrollment tests, 11 patients' eyes affected by late-stage AMD matched the inclusion criteria and underwent SING IMT implant from February to June 2022.
Methods:
Before surgery, each patient underwent the enrollment examination to verify inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Main Outcome Measures:
BCVA for distance and for near, IOP, ACD and ECD were evaluated at 1 and 3 months follow up. Also quality of life in doing the activities of daily life was evaluated.
Results:
BCVA for distance and for near improved from baseline to 3 months follow up (23.91 ± 9.418 ETDRS letters and 59.09 ± 11.58 ETDRS letters respectively (p < 0.001). An endothelial cell loss was shown (p < 0.001), with a rate of cell density reduction around 8.3% (baseline vs 3 months).
Conclusions:
SING IMT could be a valid surgical device to improve patients' sight and quality of life which have been deteriorated by late-stage macular degeneration. Further studies with more patients and longer follow up are needed to confirm our results.
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