ABSTRACT
Background With the development of refractive surgery,phakic intraocular lens implantation (PIOL) for high myopia is proving its outstanding merits in short-term treating outcomes.However,its long-term safety and effectiveness were still in more attention.Objective This study was to evaluate and compare the long-term safety,stability and efficacy of Verisyse PIOL implantation with implantable contact lens (ICL) implantation for high myopia.Methods The clinical data of 18 eyes (9 patients) who received Verisyse iris-claw intraocular lens implantation for high myopia and matched 22 eyes (11 patients) who received ICL implantation for high myopia from 2009 to 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were followed-up for 2 years after surgery.Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA),best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),spherical equivalence (SE),axial length,corneal endothelial cell density (ECD),contrast sensitivity (CS),wave-front aberrations and postoperative complications were recorded during the following-up.The efficacy index,predictable and safety index were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in UCVA,BCVA and SE between Verisyse group and ICL group(t =0.92,1.32,4.32;all at P＞0.05).Non-glare CS under the 1.5,3.0,6.0,12.0 and 18.0 c/d spatial frequencies were insignificantly different between the two groups(Z=0.782,0.956,0.495,0.874,0.293;all at P＞0.05),and the similar outcomes were found in glare CS (Z=0.985,1.254,0.896,1.652,0.492;all at P＞0.05) in postoperative 2 years.Root meas square of total high order aberration (RMSh),vertical-trefoil,vertical-coma,horizontal-coma,spherical aberration(SA),were significantly elevated in the Verisyse group compared with the ICL group (Z =4.72,4.24,3.12,3.65,2.16;all at P ＜ 0.05).The mean efficacy index was 108.49 ± 16.62 in the V erisyse group and 106.71±15.88 in the ICL group,showing a significant difference (t =0.54,P＞0.05).The mean safety index was 140.56±33.89 in the Verisyse group and 143.34±34.56 in the ICL group,with a significant difference between them (t=0.29,P＞0.05).The mean predictable index was-0.25(-0.97,4.23)in the Verisyse group and 0.98 (-1.44,1.52) in the ICL group,and the difference was significant (Z =-2.68,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Both Verisyse PIOL implantation and ICL implantation for high myopia are safe,predictable and effective.The vusial quality and predictability of ICL implantation are much better than Verisyse PIOL implantation.A long-term effect should be observed for the further evaluation.