Visual outcomes and pacient satisfaction follwing implantation of a supplementary multifocal IOL in patients undergoing cataract surgery

dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Victor Andreguetti Coronado
dc.contributor.authorRehder, José Ricardo Carvalho Lima
dc.contributor.authorAndreghetti, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Valcir Coronado
dc.contributor.authorPaulino, Leonardo Verri
dc.contributor.authorPrasad, Megana K.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Maria Rosa Bet de Moraes [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionFaculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Oftalmologia de Assis
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-01T18:43:29Z
dc.date.available2016-04-01T18:43:29Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To assess visual outcomes and patient satisfaction following implantation of the Sulcoflex® multifocal intraocular lens (IOL; Rayner Intraocular Lenses Ltd., Hove, UK) in a procedure combining capsular bag lens implantation with sulcus placement of the Sulcoflex® IOL. Setting: Instituto de Oftalmologia de Assis, Assis, SP, Brazil. Methods: Cataract patients > 45 years, with hyperopia ≥ 1.50 D and potential acuity measurement ≥ 20/30 undergoing Sulcoflex® multifocal IOL implantation were included. Monocular and binocular uncorrected near and distance visual acuity (VA) were evaluated at five days, one month, and three months postoperatively. Contrast sensitivity and refraction were measured in a subset of patients three months postoperatively. Patient satisfaction was assessed one month postoperative. Results: This non-consecutive case series comprised 25 eyes of 13 patients. Eleven eyes (52%) had pre-existing retinal pathologies. Monocular distance VA improved significantly at all follow-up visits. At final follow-up, 88% of eyes had monocular uncorrected distance VA (UDVA) of at least 20/25 and 24% had monocular UDVA of 20/20. All eyes had binocular UDVA of at least 20/25, and 58% had binocular UDVA of 20/20. Monocular uncorrected near vision (UNVA) was J1 in 68% of eyes and all patients had binocular UNVA of J1. Of all eyes studied, 92% and 58% achieved a spherical equivalent within 1 D and −0.5 D, respectively. The majority of patients reported satisfaction with visual outcomes. Complications included a postoperative intraocular pressure spike in four eyes. Conclusion: The Sulcoflex® multifocal IOL improves near and distance VA in cataract patients with retinal abnormalities and good VA potential.en
dc.description.affiliationFaculdade de Medicina do ABC, Departamento de Oftalmologia
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
dc.format.extent119-126
dc.identifierhttp://www.journalofemmetropia.org/archive_v5n3.php
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Emmetropia, v. 5, n. 3, p. 119-126, 2014.
dc.identifier.issn2171-4703
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dc.identifier.lattes5988776856320701
dc.identifier.lattes5988776856320701
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/136959
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Emmetropia
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dc.sourceCurrículo Lattes
dc.titleVisual outcomes and pacient satisfaction follwing implantation of a supplementary multifocal IOL in patients undergoing cataract surgeryen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes5988776856320701
unesp.author.lattes5988776856320701
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentOftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoçopt

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