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Intraocular lens durability after a mean of 10.9 years' implantation in humans
1Department of Ophthalmology, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Aims/Background:
To clarify whether intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the human eye affects the durability of polymethylmethacrylate over an average period of 10.9 years.
Methods:
Shearing stress and extent of damage following neodymium (Nd):YAG laser application to 18 study and 12 control optics were examined.
Results:
No significant difference was found between the study and the control IOLs in shearing stress and extent of damage following Nd:YAG.
Conclusion:
An average 10.9 years' implantation in humans does not affect either the shearing stress or extent of damage following Nd:YAG shots of polymethylmethacrylate.
