Clinical Study
Comparative Analysis of the Safety and Functional Outcomes of Anterior versus Retropupillary Iris-Claw IOL Fixation
Table 1
Demographic and baseline characteristics in the two groups.
| | Patients’ characteristics | Group A () | Group B () | value |
| | Age, years | 72.7 ± 13.5 | 73.8 ± 13.4 | N.S. | | Males, (%) | 20 (71%) | 21 (66%) | N.S. | | Right eyes, (%) | 17 (61%) | 14 (44%) | N.S. | | IOP, mmHg | 15.7 ± 5.1 | 16.2 ± 4.3 | N.S. | | Preexistent corneal pathology, (%) | 3 (11%) | 4 (12.5%) | N.S. | | Preexistent macular pathology, (%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (6%) | N.S. | | Preexistent retinal pathology, (%) | 8 (29%) | 11 (34%) | N.S. | | Prior closed-globe trauma, (%) | 3 (11%) | 11 (34%) | 0.03 | | Prior open-globe trauma, (%) | 2 (7%) | 5 (16%) | N.S. | | Prior cataract surgery, (%) | 18 (64%) | 17 (53%) | N.S. |
| | Preoperative lens status | | Subluxated cataract, (%) | 5 (18%) | 4 (12.5%) | N.S. | | Dislocated nucleus, (%) | 5 (18%) | 11 (34%) | | Subluxated IOL, (%) | 6 (21%) | 5 (16%) | | Dislocated IOL, (%) | 1 (3.5%) | 4 (12.5%) | | Opacified IOL, (%) | 1 (3.5%) | 0 (0%) | | Aphakia, (%) | 10 (36%) | 8 (25%) |
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Continuous variables are presented as means ± standard deviation. : number; IOP: intraocular pressure; IOL: intraocular lens; N.S.: not significant, . |
