Acrylate Intraocular Lenses in Cataract Surgery of Uveitis Patients

St. Franziskus Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Uveitis; Cataract

Treatments: Device: intraocular lenses: Two foldable, acrylic, sharp edged IOLs: AcrySof™ (AcrySof SA60AT, Alcon), and Akreos adapt™ (Bausch & Lomb)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00403832

05-2911

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cataract is a common complication in uveitis patients. Cataract operations with intraocular lens implantation are difficult in these patients because of complication due to the biocompatibility of the intraocular lens. In this study, uveal and capsular biocompatibility of two widely used acrylate intraocular lenses are compared.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• non infectious uveitis
• no active inflammation
• significant visual disturbance related to lens opacification

Exclusion criteria

• vitreous opacification
• ocular hypertension/glaucoma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)