The Relation of the Location of Haptics of Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses and Peripheral Anterior Synechia

Purpose:To investigate the occurrence,outcome and influencial factors of the pe-ripheral anterior synechia(PAS)following implantation of posterior chamber in-traocular lenses for finding a way to reduce thePAS.Subjects;40 eyes of 38senile cataract patients with normal chamber angle and in-traocular pressue(IOP)preoperatively were examined.Methods:Extracapsular cataract extraction was performed under microscope with insertion of a posterior chamber lens implant vaulted anteriorly by 10°.Go-nioscopy and slit-lamp examination and photography of the operated eyes were performed 3to 6months postoperatively.Results:PAS were found in 20(50%)of the 40eyes.Among the 20eyes with PAS the locations of 23haptics in17eyes corresponded with those of the PAS.PAS were seen more frequently with vertically sulcus-fixated haptics than with the horizontally capsular-fixated haptics.showing a significant difference(P<0.05).88%of the eyes withPAS had pupillary edformation,but their visual acuities and IOP were not affected.Conclusions:PAS is more likely to occur with vertically sulcus-fixated IOL.Rotat-ing the capsular-fixated haptics to the horizontal position may reduce the inci-dence of PAS.Gonioscopy should be a routine follow-up examination.

Modified Scleral Flap Incision to Reduce Corneal Astigmatism after Intraocular Lens Implantation

Purpose:To investigate a simple method during extracapsular cataract extraction with posteior chamber intraocular lens implantation in order to reduce surgically induced corneal astig-matism.Methods:A modified scleral flap incision was used in the extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation and the postoperative changes in conreal astigmatism was observed.Results:The peak value of postoperative corneal astigmatism was3.60D,and the corneal astigmatism regression was 2.11D,surgically induced astigmatism was less significant in modified scleral flap incision group than that in convention-al limbal incison group(P<0.05).Conclusions:The modified scleral flap inciston is an ideal incision for cataract ex-traction with intraocular lens implantation when phacoemulsifier is not avaliable.Eye Science1995;11:136-139.