Abstract
To compare phacoemulsification versus phacovitrectomy regarding postoperative intraocular lens (IOL) shift and refraction. This prospective bilateral comparison study included 40 eyes of 20 patients. Inclusion criteria were combined phacovitrectomy without gas/air tamponade in one eye and cataract surgery in the contralateral eye with implantation of the same IOL. Postoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD) was compared between both groups 1-5 hr, 1 day and 8 weeks after surgery. Postoperative refraction was compared after 8 weeks using the Holladay I, HofferQ, SRK/T, Haigis and Barrett formulae. There were no intergroup differences in ACD (8 weeks: 0.02 mm absolute difference, SD 0.22, range -0.36 to 0.65, p = 0.401), mean absolute refractive error (8 weeks: Holladay I p = 0.452; HofferQ p = 0.475; SRK/T p = 0.498; Haigis p = 0.869; and Barrett p = 0.352) or percentages within the 0.5 D and 1.0 D range at any time-point. All formulae were optimized for the phacovitrectomy and the cataract groups. There was no correlation of macular thickness change and refractive error (cataract group r2 = -0.13, p = 0.58; phacovitrectomy group r2 = -0.10, p = 0.68). Combined phacovitrectomy without air/ gas tamponade caused neither ACD displacement nor refractive shifts compared to phacoemulsification alone. Surgically induced macular thickness change had no significant influence on postoperative refraction in this study. All five IOL formulae showed comparable postoperative refractive outcomes.
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