Clinical Study

Comparison between Refractive Outcome of Primary Piggyback Intraocular Lens versus Secondary Lens Iris Claw Lens in Posterior Microphthalmos

Table 2

Visual acuity and refraction along the postoperative follow-up period.

Mean + SD range1 month6 months12 months24 months36 months

1ry piggyback: UDVA (logMAR)0.73 + 0.34 (0.3 to 1.0)0.70 + 0.32 (0.3 to 1.0)0.71 + 0.29 (0.3 to 1.0)0.68 + 0.30 (0.2 to 1.0)0.69 + 0.30 (0.2 to 1.0)
2ry Artisan: UDVA (logMAR)0.43 + 0.22 (0.3 to 0.9)0.41 + 0.19 (0.2 to 0.9)0.39 + 0.16 (0.2 to 0.8)0.40 + 0.18 (0.2 to 0.8)0.39 + 0.17 (0.2 to 0.8)
value0.0050.0030.0030.0030.002
1ry piggyback: CDVA (logMAR)0.44 + 0.19 (0.1 to 0.8)0.41 + 0.16 (0.1 to 0.8)0.42 + 0.17 (0.1 to 0.8)0.46 + 0.17 (0.2 to 0.8)0.41 + 0.16 (0.1 to 0.8)
2ry Artisan: CDVA (logMAR)0.42 + 0.20 (0.2 to 0.7)0.40 + 0.18 (0.2 to 0.7)0.39 + 0.16 (0.1 to 0.7)0.38 + 0.17 (0.1 to 0.7)0.39 + 0.16 (0.1 to 0.7)
value0.6470.7280.6120.4930.653
1ry piggyback: MRSE (D)1.11 + 1.32 (−1.0 to + 3.5)1.01 + 1.26 (−1.0 to + 2.75)1.05 + 1.28 (−1.0 to + 3.0)1.03 + 1.28 (−1.0 to + 3.0)1.05 + 1.29 (−1.0 to + 3.0)
2ry Artisan: MRSE (D)0.12 + 0.72 (−1.0 to +1.5)0.09 + 0.69 (−1.0 to +1.5)0.08 + 0.66 (−1.0 to +1.5)0.08 + 0.67 (−1.0 to +1.5)0.07 + 0.66 (−1.0 to +1.5)
value0.0240.0290.0370.0390.034
1ry piggyback: MAE (D)1.42 + 1.06 (0.50 to 3.35)1.39 + 0.93 (0.25 to 3.35)1.37 + 0.95 (0.25 to 3.10)1.36 + 0.98 (0.25 to 3.10)1.35 + 0.96 (0.25 to 3.10)
2ry Artisan: MAE (D)0.55 + 0.46 (0.25 to 1.15)0.52 + 0.43 (0.25 to 1.40)0.51 + 0.40 (0.00 to 1.40)0.53 + 0.41 (0.00 to 1.40)0.52 + 0.42 (0.00 to 1.40)
value0.0090.0070.0050.0060.005

SD: standard deviation; UDVA: uncorrected distance visual acuity; CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity; MAE: mean absolute error, value: compares mean of 1ry Piggyback vs. 2ry Artisan using independent sample t-test. Statistically significant.