DR. SANJRI MALHOTRA

DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR. MEHUL SHAH, DR. DEEKSHA THORAT

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: VISUAL REHABILITATION IN APHAKIA CAN BE PERFORMED USING SEVERAL MODALITIES. THESE MODALITIES COULD BE EITHER TECHNICALLY DIFFICULT OR EXPENSIVE. WE DEVELOPED A SCLERAL TUCK LENS TO PROVIDE A SIMPLE, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR APHAKIA AND COMPARED ITS OUTCOME WITH STANDARD METHODS.

METHODS: A SPECIALLY DESIGNED PC-IOL WAS IMPLANTED IN PATIENTS WITH APHAKIA WITHOUT CAPSULAR SUPPORT BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT PRIMARY AETIOLOGIES. THE VISUAL OUTCOMES, AS WELL AS INTRAOP AND POSTOP COMPLICATIONS WERE EXAMINED.DATA RETRIEVED FROM EMR, AND VISUAL OUTCOME AND COMPLICATION RATES WERE COMPARED.

RESULT: NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WAS OBSERVED WHEN COMPARING WITH THE SUTURE-SUPPORTED SCLERAL FIXATED LENS WITH SCLERAL TUCK LENS.

CONCLUSION: SATISFACTORY VISUAL OUTCOMES WERE NOTED WITH MINIMAL COMPLICATIONS; AND COMPARABLE WITH GOLD STANDARD SUTURE FIXATED LENS HOWEVER, LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP IS REQUIRED.