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Prevalence of myopic shifts among patients seeking cataract surgery / Prevalencia de cambios miópicos en pacientes con catarata
Iribarren, Rafael; Iribarren, Guillermo.
  • Iribarren, Rafael; Centro Médico San Luis. Departamento de Oftalmología. Buenos Aires.
  • Iribarren, Guillermo; Centro Médico San Luis. Departamento de Oftalmología. Buenos Aires.
Medicina (B.Aires) ; 73(3): 207-212, jun. 2013. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-694766
ABSTRACT
Modern cataract surgery by phacoemulsification is a widely accepted procedure with a rapid recovery time. The prescription of specific intraocular lens, implanted during surgery, makes it possible to anticipate whether the patient will need reading glasses after the procedure. The present study analyses a sample of cataract surgery patients to show the frequency of myopic shifts related to nuclear opacity, which can result in clear near vision before surgery. A non-selected sample of consecutive patients who underwent elective cataract surgery in a private clinic was studied retrospectively. The myopic shift in refraction was assessed by comparing the old prescription with the spectacle correction at the time of interviewing.The mean age of the 229 subjects studied was 71.5 ± 10.4 years (109, 47.6%, males). A myopic shift in refraction, defined as at least - 0.5 diopters, was present in 37.1% of subjects (95% CI 30.8%-43.4%). The mean change in refraction in these subjects was -2.52 ± 1.52 diopters. The percentage of subjects who had developed a myopic shift was significantly greater in those who presented greater nuclear opalescence. There were also differences in the mean myopic shift by refractive group, with the emmetropes having the greatest myopic shift. In this study of patients seeking cataract surgery in a clinical setting, more than one third had myopic shifts in refraction. This must be taken into account in order that patients maintain the benefit of clear near vision after surgery.
RESUMEN
La cirugía moderna de facoemulsificación del cristalino tiene una recuperación muy rápida. La elección correcta del lente intraocular que se coloca en la cirugía permite, muchas veces, anticipar si el paciente va a precisar anteojos luego de la cirugía. Este estudio analiza una muestra de pacientes con catarata, mostrando la frecuencia relativa de cambios miópicos que permiten a los pacientes ver de cerca sin lentes antes de la cirugía. Se estudiaron retrospectivamente una serie de pacientes consecutivos que realizaron cirugía electiva de catarata. El cambio refractivo miópico fue documentado comparando las prescripciones antiguas con la medición subjetiva al momento del estudio. Los sujetos fueron agrupados de acuerdo a la presencia o ausencia de cambios miópicos, y se estudiaron las proporciones con respecto a su grado de opacidad nuclear. La edad promedio de los 229 sujetos estudiados fue de 71.5 ± 10.4 años, 109 (47.6%) varones. Se halló un cambio miópico, definido como un cambio mayor de - 0.5 dioptrías, en 85 (37.1%, IC95% 30.8-43.4%). El porcentaje de sujetos con cambio miópico fue significativamente mayor en aquellos que tenían mayor opacidad nuclear al tiempo del examen. En este estudio de pacientes no seleccionados que buscaban realizar cirugía de catarata, más de un tercio tuvo cambios miópicos en la refracción. Si el paciente lograba ver bien de cerca antes de la cirugía, esto debería ser tenido en cuenta a la hora de elegir un correcto lente intraocular para que el sujeto no pierda este beneficio de la catarata.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cataract / Cataract Extraction / Myopia Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: English Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cataract / Cataract Extraction / Myopia Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: English Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina