DR. MITHUN THULASIDAS

DR.AJITA SASIDHARAN, DR. PRADEEP BALAM

Abstract

A single‑centre, retrospective study was conducted including patients who had undergone phacoemulsification and implantation with either Eyecryl toric (Group 1) or Tecnis toric (Group 2) intraocular lens (IOL). The primary outcome measures included postoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and residual astigmatism at 3 months. The secondary outcome measure was IOL misalignment>10° throughout the follow‑up. 108 eyes were analyzed. Groups 1 and 2 showed a mean postoperative logMAR UDVA of 0.09 ± 0.11 and 0.06 ± 0.09 respectively at 3 months (P=0.11). The postoperative residual astigmatism of group 1 and group 2 was ‑0.29 ± 0.34 D and ‑0.16 ± 0.27D, respectively (P=0.04). No eyes had IOL misalignment>10° throughout the follow-up. Both Eyecryl and Tecnis toric IOLs provided significant improvement in uncorrected visual acuity and astigmatism correction postoperatively. The Tecnis toric IOL provided statistically significant lower residual astigmatism than Eyecryl toric IOL.