Korean J Ophthalmol.  2011 Feb;25(1):29-32. 10.3341/kjo.2011.25.1.29.

The Effect of Yellow Tinted Intraocular Lenses on the Result of Frequency Doubling Perimetry after Cataract Surgery

• Kim JY
• Choi JA
• Na KS
• Joo CK

• KMID: 994408
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2011.25.1.29

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the effect of yellow tinted intraocular lenses (IOLs), implanted in the bag after phacoemulsification, on the result of frequency doubling technique (FDT) perimetry.
METHODS
For 68 eyes of 52 patients, an IOL was implanted in the bag after phacoemulsification. The patients were categorized into three groups according to the type of implanted IOLs used. IOLs were selected randomly among two types of yellow IOLs (Acrysof SN60WF IOL, Hoya YA60BBR IOL) and a clear IOL was used as a control. A FDT Humphrey matrix was performed 2 months after the surgery. The mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD) among these three groups was analyzed using Mann-Whitney U-test.
RESULTS
Two months after the procedure, there was no significant difference between each of the three groups: the clear IOL and Hoya YA60BBR IOL (MD, p = 0.21; PSD, p = 0.27), the clear IOL and Alcon SN60WF IOL (MD, p = 0.11; PSD, p = 0.22), and the Hoya YA60BBR IOL and Alcon SN60WF IOL (MD, p = 0.33; PSD, p = 0.56).
CONCLUSIONS
When interpreting the result of the FDT after cataract surgery, the color and type of IOLs used should not be considered.

Keyword

Frequency doubling perimetry; Yellow tinted intraocular lenses

MeSH Terms

Aged
*Cataract Extraction/methods
Color
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
*Lenses, Intraocular
Male
Middle Aged
Phacoemulsification
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Visual Field Tests/*methods

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Postoperative mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD) of the frequency doubling perimetry result. There was no significant difference in MD between the clear and Hoya YA60BBR intraocular lens (IOL) (Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.21). There was no significant difference in PSD between clear and Hoya YA60BBR IOLs (Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.27).

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  Fig. 2 Postoperative mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD) of the frequency doubling perimetry result. There was no significant difference in MD between the clear and Alcon SN60WF intraocular lenses (IOLs) (Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.11). There was no significant difference in PSD between the clear and Alcon SN60WF IOLs (Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.22).

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  Fig. 3 Postoperative mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD) of the frequency doubling perimetry result. There was no significant difference in MD between the Hoya YA60BBR and Alcon SN60WF intraocular lenses (IOLs) (Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.33). There was no significant difference in PSD between the Hoya YA60BBR and Alcon SN60WF IOLs (Mann-Whitney U-test, p = 0.56).

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