Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the vault change after implantable collamer lens (ICL) size exchange according to the preoperative vault.
Methods
In 14 eyes of 13 patients, the vault change after ICL exchange operation due to unideal vault was compared in 2 groups, the smaller ICL exchanged group and larger ICL exchanged group.
Results
In 6 out of 14 eyes, the ICL was exchanged to a 0.5 mm smaller size and the vault was changed from 1.38 mm (1.18-1.70) to 0.71 mm (0.51-0.92) (p = 0.03). In 8 eyes, the ICL was exchanged to a 0.5 mm bigger size and the vault was changed from 0.07 mm (0.03-0.13) to 0.50 mm (0.12-1.01) (p < 0.01). The exchange operation was performed at 3.5 postoperative days (1-6) if the ICL was exchanged to 1 step smaller size, but the exchange operation was performed at 135 postoperative days (90-660) if the ICL was exchanged to 1 step bigger size (p < 0.01).
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Table 1.
Basic characteristics of 14 eyes of 13 patients who received ICL size exchange
Table 2.
The data related with postoperative ICL vault in 14 eyes of 13 patients who received ICL size exchange. 14 eyes were div- ided into two groups according to the exchanged ICL size is increased or decreased
Table 3.
The comparison of factors related postoperative vault by two groups which were divided according to the fact that the exchanged ICL size is increased or decreased than the initial implanted ICL
Exchange to smaller ICL (6 eyes) | Exchange to larger ICL (8 eyes) | p-value* | |
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Age (years) | 23 (20-32) | 26 (22-36) | 0.07 |
ACD internal (mm) | 3.39 (3.21-3.80) | 3.00 (2.93-3.32) | <0.01 |
Lens thickness (mm) | 3.65 (3.41-3.83) | 3.85 (3.47-4.26) | 0.25 |
WTW (mm) | 11.8 (11.7-12.0) | 11.6 (11.4-12.1) | 0.19 |
Initial ICL size (mm) | 12.5 (12.0-12.5) | 11.5 (11.5-12.0) | <0.01 |
Exchanged ICL size (mm) | 12.0 (11.5-12.0) | 12.0 (12.0-12.5) | 0.08 |
Vault before exchange (mm) | 1.38 (1.18-1.70) | 0.07 (0.03-0.13) | <0.01 |
Vault after exchange (mm) | 0.71 (0.51-0.92) | 0.50 (0.12-1.01) | 0.09 |
Change of vault | 0.70 (0.61-0.80) | 0.41 (0.02-0.88) | 0.08 |
Table 4.
The analysis of postoperative vault in 14 eyes in which ICL size exchange was performed
Vault (mm) |
p-value | Exchange time after primary operation (days) | p-value | ||
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Before exchange | After exchange | ||||
0.5 mm smaller ICL (6 eyes) | 1.38 (1.18-1.70) | 0.71 (0.51-0.92) | 0.03* | 3.5 (1-6) | <0.01† |
0.5 mm larger ICL (8 eyes) | 0.07 (0.03-0.13) | 0.50 (0.12-1.01) | <0.01* | 135 (90-660) |