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Published on: September 27, 2024
Immediate versus delayed sequential bilateral ICL implantation: A retrospective comparison of vault height and visual
Yinjie Jiang1, Xun Chen1, Mingrui Cheng1
1Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai, China; Key laboratory of Myopia and Related Eye Diseases, National Health Commision, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shanghai, China; Key laboratory of Myopia and Related Eye Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
Purpose:
To compare the visual outcomes and risks of suboptimal vault-related complications between immediate sequential bilateral ICL surgery (ISBICLS) and delayed sequential bilateral ICL surgery (DSBICLS).
Design:
A retrospective cohort study.
Methods:
Patients who underwent bilateral ICL implantation between November 2014 and December 2021 at the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University (Shanghai, China) were included and divided into two groups: (1) ISBICLS: both eye surgeries performed on the same day, and (2) DSBICLS: second eye surgery performed < 7 days following the first one. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to compare the visual outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of the suboptimal vaults.
Results:
Finally, 10,985 eyes were included. After PSM, 204 first surgery eyes and 162 s surgery eyes with complete postoperative data were matched. The safety and efficacy indices did not statistically differ between groups (all > 1.00), except that ISBICLS first surgery eyes achieved better efficacy index than DSBICLS group (1.03 ± 0.26 vs. 1.08 ± 0.23, P = 0.034). Excessive vault was observed in eight (4.06 %) ISBICLS first eyes, one (0.50 %) DSBICLS first eye, and none in the second surgery eye in either group. An insufficient vault was observed in one second eye and one DSBICLS second eye. We found no evidence of differences in the rate of excessive vault (OR = 0.831, 95 % CI: 0.426-1.622, P = 0.588) or insufficient vault (OR = 0.609, 95 % CI:0.062-5.850, P = 0.668).
Conclusion:
ISBICLS provided safety, efficacy, and refraction predictability comparable to DSBICLS without increasing the risk of suboptimal vault-related complications.
