Khoramnia R, Baur ID, Łabuz G, Chychko L, Köppe MK, Hallak MK, Auffarth GU. Enlargement of main corneal incision: clinical intraindividual comparison of two preloaded intraocular lens injectors.
J Cataract Refract Surg 2023;
49:165-170. [PMID:
36209736 PMCID:
PMC9930886 DOI:
10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001064]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
To compare the enlargement of the clear corneal incision from IOL implantation with 2 different intraocular lens (IOL) injectors: the AutonoMe preloaded with the Clareon IOL and the Multisert preloaded with the Vivinex IOL.
SETTING
The David J. Apple Center for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
DESIGN
Prospective randomized clinical comparative study.
METHODS
96 eyes of 48 patients with cataract were intraindividually randomized to treatment with 1 of the 2 injectors. For Multisert eyes, the insert shield (IS) was used in the advanced position in 23 eyes. The initial incision was 2.2 mm, and intraoperative measurements of the incision size were made before and after IOL injection. 3 months postoperatively, keratometry and uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuities were assessed.
RESULTS
Results are reported for 96 eyes of 48 patients. The mean incision enlargement was 0.213 ± 0.068 mm in the Multisert with the IS group, 0.265 ± 0.055 mm in the fellow eyes (AutonoMe) ( P < .05), 0.272 ± 0.060 mm in Multisert eyes treated without the IS, and 0.296 ± 0.066 mm for the fellow eyes (AutonoMe) ( P > .05). The mean absolute surgically induced astigmatism was 0.42 ± 0.23 diopters (D), 0.50 ± 0.25 D, and 0.44 ± 0.18 D in the Multisert with the IS, Multisert without the IS, and AutonoMe group, respectively ( P > .05). The UDVA and CDVA were comparable in all groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The Multisert was associated with less wound enlargement than the AutonoMe. All groups had comparable functional outcomes. Therefore, the observed difference in incision enlargement may be of limited clinical relevance.
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