Research Article

Axial Length of the Eyeball Is Important in Secondary Dislocation of the Intraocular Lens, Capsular Bag, and Capsular Tension Ring Complex

Table 1

Comparison between patients of CTR/IOL complex dislocation within 5 years from lens surgery with control group of patients with no dislocation of CTR.

Patients with CTR/IOL dislocation ( eyes)Control group ( eyes) ( value)

Age 2866.2 6.7 (from 49 to 82)67.1 7.2 (from 53 to 85)0.7
M : F10 : 517 : 50.8
Axial length of the eyeball (mm)23.8 1.3 (from 21 to 29)20.7 1.2 (from 19 to 24)0.008
IOL power (dioptres)10.2 4.3 (from −3 to 19)20.2 1.6 (from 16 to 26)0.0005
Refraction in spherical equivalent ()−4.5 2.8 (from −20.3 to −2.3)+1.5 1.6 (from −3.2 to +5.4)0.0007
Preoperative diagnosis of zonule dehiscence13 of 16 (81.5%)7 of 26 (26.9%)0.01
Clinically visible pseudoexfoliation8 of 16 (50%)15 of 26 (57.7%)0.8