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The Effect of a Blue Light Filtering IOL

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
on the Incidence of Cystoid Macular Edema
After Cataract Surgery
to Compare the Effect of Two Types of IOLs
Registration Number
NCT00571831
Lead Sponsor
Showa University
Brief Summary

To compare the effect on blood retinal barrier disruption 3 and 12 months after implantation of either a blue light filtering intraocular lens(blue-filtering IOL) or an ultraviolet light filtering intraocular lens(UV-filtering IOL).

Detailed Description

The following parameters were measured for evaluation of blood retinal barrier disruption.

* the incidence of macular leakage by fluorescence angiography (FA)

* the mean fluorescein concentration in the vitreous by fluorophotometry (VFP)

* the thickness of the macula by optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Results

* the incidence fo macular leakage decreased significantly from 24%(3 months) to 5% (12 months) in the blue-filtering IOL group (P\<0.05), and was significantly lower compared with the UV-filtering IOL group at 12 months.

* the VFP significantly decreased in both group from 3 to 12 months.

* the OCT decreased from 175 (3 months) to 166 um (12 months) in the blue- filtering IOL group.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • cataract patients
  • All eligible for intraocular lens implantation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients had undergone an intraocular operation
  • Patients had hypertensive retinopathy
  • Patients had diabetic retinopathy
  • Patients had ange-related macular degeneration
  • no observable fundus
  • The cataract operation was more than 30 minutes in duration

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To measure FA, VEP and OCT.At 3 and 12 months after IOL implantation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Showa University Hospital

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Tokyo, Japan

Showa University Hospital
🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

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