Comparison of titanium loop and supramid loop lens implants: 100 patients

One-hundred patients having intracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation are compared with 139 patients having routine intracapsular cataract extraction. All patients were operated on by one surgeon, utilizing one technique, and, where implantation was performed, utilizing one style of lens from one manufacturer. Follow-up period was 6 to 28 months. Seventy-four percent of the implant patients achieved VA greater than or equal to 20/40, compared to 84.2% of the routine cataract patients. Of patients receiving Supramid/Prolene-supported lenses, 84.7% had VA greater than or equal to 20/40. Those patients with titanium-supported loops have a much higher incidence of CME resulting in decreased VA, indicating that this type of lens should not be used. Dislocation of intraocular lenses was the same, whether or not the loops were sutured.