Axial Length of the Eyeball Is Important in Secondary Dislocation of the Intraocular Lens, Capsular Bag, and Capsular Tension Ring Complex
Table 3
Comparison between patients of CTR/IOL complex dislocation within 5 years from lens surgery, excluding 2 patients with degenerative myopia, with control group of patients with no dislocation of CTR.
Patients with CTR/IOL dislocation ( eyes)
Control group ( eyes)
Chi-square ( value)
Age 28
67.3 6.7 (from 49 to 82)
67.1 7.2 (from 53 to 85)
0.7
M : F
18 : 5
17 : 5
0.8
Axial length of the eyeball (mm)
22.9 1.2 (from 21 to 25)
20.7 1.2 (from 19 to 24)
0.009
IOL power (dioptres)
10.2 4.3 (from 14 to 19)
20.2 1.6 (from 16 to 26)
0.002
Refraction in spherical equivalent ()
−4.2 2.8 (from −6.3 to +2.3)
+1.5 1.6 (from −3.2 to +5.4)
0.001
Preoperative diagnosis of zonule dehiscence (number of eyes)
11 of 14 (78.6%)
7 of 26 (26,9%)
0.007
Clinically visible pseudoexfoliation (number of eyes)
