Supraciliary contraction segments: a new method for the treatment of presbyopia.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of supraciliary contraction segment implants (SCSIs) for the treatment of presbyopia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective, non-comparative study comprised 10 eyes from five phakic and emmetropic 50-year-old subjects. Preoperative and postoperative near and distance visual acuity, topography, axial length, pachymetry, and intraocular pressure were analyzed. A 5.32-mm long and 0.85-mm thick piece of polymethyl methacrylat (PMMA) and a 5.32-mm long or 0.55-mm thick dried hydrophilic SCSI were placed within the scleral tunnels that were created 2 mm away from the limbus. The 500-550 m deep tunnels were parallel to the limbus and four segments were implanted per eye. The SCSIs were entirely placed at a depth of approximately 85% in the sclera. RESULTS: The uncorrected distance visual acuity was similar before and after the surgery (0.00 logMAR). The monocular mean uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA) was 0.5 ± 0.0 before surgery, 0.12 ± 0.10 logMAR at 1 month after surgery, 0.16 ± 0.18 logMAR at 3 months after surgery, and 0.29 ± 0.16 logMAR at the 18-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: Despite obtaining satisfactory results at 6 months after the surgery, a follow-up of the SCSI intervention at 18 months revealed a regression of the early post-op UNVA improvement caused by a progressive outward movement of SCSIs.

Avaliação da eficácia da facectomia com implante de lente intra-ocular na infância / Efficacy of pediatric cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation

OBJETIVO: Avaliar eficácia da utilização da lente intra-ocular na correção da afacia na infância, segundo a acuidade visual e alteração refracional no pós-operatório. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados trinta e três olhos de 27 crianças portadores de catarata, unilateral ou bilateral, submetidos à cirurgia de lensectomia via pars plana com implante de lente intra-ocular, associada à capsulectomia posterior primária e vitrectomia anterior. O cálculo da lente intra-ocular foi realizado com o objetivo da emetropia no pós-operatório imediato. As crianças apresentavam idades inferiores a seis anos no momento da cirurgia e foram acompanhadas em média durante 2,9 anos. Foram divididas em três grupos: crianças portadoras de catarata unilateral operadas com idade inferior a três anos (Grupo I) e superior a três anos (Grupo II) e grupo III formado pelas crianças portadoras de cataratas bilaterais. RESULTADOS: Acuidade visual pós-operatória obtida no último controle igual ou superior a 20/40 foi encontrada em 85 por cento dos olhos operados. Equivalente esférico no primeiro mês pós-operatório próximo da emetropia foi obtido em 70 por cento das crianças do grupo III e em apenas 30 por cento do grupo I. Quanto à variação refracional pós-operatória, a miopização foi encontrada em 81,81 por cento dos casos, sendo maior esta alteração refracional quanto menor a idade em que a criança foi submetida à cirurgia. CONCLUSÃO: Apesar da miopização pós-operatória que ocorre com o implante de lente intra-ocular na correção da afacia em crianças com menos de seis anos de idade, o resultado visual é bastante satisfatório e a correção refracional residual de fácil execução. Um seguimento pós-operatório mais prolongado há de ser necessário para o acompanhamento dos resultados a longo prazo.

[Efficacy of pediatric cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation]. / Avaliação da eficácia da facectomia com implante de lente intra-ocular na infância.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of the use of intraocular lenses in the treatment of pediatric aphakia, according to postoperative visual acuity and refraction change. METHODS: A total of 33 eyes in 27 children were studied. Children with either unilateral or bilateral cataracts were submitted to lensectomy surgery via pars plana, with intraocular lens implant, associated with primary posterior capsulectomy and anterior vitrectomy. The intraocular lenses were calculated for emmetropia in the first postoperative month. All children were less than six years old at the time of the surgery and had a 2.9 year average follow-up. They were divided into 3 groups. Group I (10 eyes), children with unilateral cataracts and under three years old at the time of the surgery; group II (11 eyes), children with unilateral cataracts and above three years old; group III (12 eyes), children with bilateral cataracts and above three years old at the time of the surgery. RESULTS: On the last follow-up examination recorded visual acuity was equal to or above 20/40 in 85% of the eyes. A spherical equivalent close to emmetropia in the first postoperative month was obtained in 70% of the children of group III but only in 30% of group I. Regarding postoperative refraction variation, myopic shift was detected in 81.81% of the cases. The younger the children were when undergoing surgery, the greater the refractional alteration. CONCLUSION: Despite the myopic shift that happens with the use of intraocular lenses in the treatment of pediatric aphakia in children under six years old, the visual result is very good and the residual refraction correction is easily performed. A more prolonged postoperative follow-up would be necessary for long-term evaluation of the results.