Power prediction for one-piece and three-piece intraocular lens implantation after cataract surgery in patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma: a prospective, randomized clinical trial.

PURPOSE

To assess the accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power prediction for cataract surgery in chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG) patients with different IOLs' implantation.

METHODS

This prospective randomized clinical trial included 45 eyes with CACG and 48 eyes with normal controls undergoing cataract surgery. In the CACG group, 23 eyes (51%) had three-piece IOL implantation and 22 eyes (49%) had one-piece IOL implantation. In the normal control group, 25 eyes (52%) had three-piece IOL implantation and 23 eyes (48%) had one-piece IOL implantation. Using the SRK/T formula, the mean difference between the predicted and actual postoperative spherical equivalent [mean absolute error (MAE)] was obtained and converted to natural logarithm (ln) for statistical analysis. The power of the implanted IOL was calculated to predict postoperative SE using three formulas: SRK II, Holladay II and Hoffer Q by post hoc analysis in each group. The predictive accuracy of each formula was analysed by comparing the lnMAE.

RESULTS

In the one-piece IOL group, there was no difference in lnMAE between the CACG and normal control group (p = 0.314). In the three-piece IOL group, the lnMAE of the CACG group was larger than that of the normal control group (p < 0.001). The lnMAEs calculated by the SRK/T formula were more accurate than the Holladay II (p = 0.045) and Hoffer Q (p = 0.042) formula in the CACG one-piece IOL group.

CONCLUSIONS

Implantation of one-piece IOLs provides similar power prediction accuracy comparable to normal cataract patients; this result may be explained by the IOL haptic configuration or design.