Comparative analysis of outcomes of two (popular) techniques of haptic exteriorization in scleral fixation intra-ocular lens surgery - A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the visual outcomes and complication rates between the extra-ocular needle-guided haptic insertion technique (XNIT) and the conventional handshake (HS) technique of scleral fixation intra-ocular lens (SFIOL).

Methods

In this retrospective study, we retrieved data of those patients who had undergone SFIOL surgery from January 2018 to May 2022 at our institute for aphakia following either a complicated cataract surgery or an ocular trauma and had a minimum follow-up of 3 months.

Results

Of the 156 eyes, the HS technique was done in 80 eyes and the remaining 76 eyes with XNIT. At 3 months follow-up visit, there was no significant difference in the median best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ( P = 0.988) and uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) ( P = 0.765)

SUBMITTER: Baskaran P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11149499 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature