Prospective Randomized Comparative Study of the Effect of Pupil Dilation or Miosis in Intraocular Lens Pupillary Capture After Combined Phacoemulsification and Vitrectomy With Intraocular Tamponade.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of postoperative pharmacological pupil dilation, miosis, and alternate-day pupil dilation and miosis after combined phacoemulsification (phaco), intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with intraocular tamponade. This was a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients who were indicated for phaco with IOL implantation, PPV, and intraocular tamponade were randomly assigned into 3 different groups: (1) pupil dilation using 4% homatropine (dilation group), (2) pupil miosis using 1% pilocarpine (miosis group), and (3) alternate-day pupil miosis and dilation starting with 1% pilocarpine on the first day postoperatively and switched to 4% homatropine thereafter on alternate days (alternate-day group). The main outcome measured was the rate of IOL capture postoperatively. The secondary measurable outcomes were the complication rates, visual acuity, and ease of fundal examination with binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. Twenty-two, 21, and 20 eyes were allocated to the dilation, miosis, and alternate-day groups, respectively. Intraocular lens capture was found in 7 (11.1%) of 63 eyes. Intraocular lens was captured in 6 (27.3%) of 22 eyes in the dilation, 1 (4.5%) of 21 eyes in the miosis, and none in the alternate-day groups (P = 0.0133). The difference of the visual acuity among the 3 groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.650). Anterior chamber reaction of more than +1 cell in the first week was found in 6 (27.3%) of 22, 13 (61.9%) of 21, and 10 (50%) of 20 eyes in the dilation, miosis, and alternate-day groups, respectively (P = 0.074). Although more eyes were found with posterior synechia in the miosis group, the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.478). The number of eyes that had suboptimal binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy view was 3 (13.6%) of 22, 12 (57.1%) of 21, and 6 (30%) of 20 in the dilation, miosis, and alternate-day groups, respectively (P = 0.01). Pupil dilation after combined phaco with IOL implantation, PPV, and intraocular tamponade could lead to a higher chance of IOL capture. Pupil miosis may lead to more anterior chamber inflammation. The regimen of alternate pupil dilation and miosis may cause less chance of IOL capture.