Research Article

Modified Technique for Scleral-Sutured Fixation with the Double Knots Technique for Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens: Short-Term Observation

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and postoperative data.

CharacteristicsValue

Eyes/patients (n)21/20
Mean age (y) ± SD58.52 ± 8.55
Male/female sex (n)15/5
Diagnosis, n (%)
 Subluxated lens7 (33)
 Complicated cataract surgery2 (10)
 Traumatic cataract1 (5)
 Dislocated previously implanted posterior chamber IOL7 (33)
 Aphakia with need for secondary IOL4 (19)
Mean follow-up (y)±SD1.08 ± 0.58
Mean baseline logMAR BCVA±SD0.43 ± 041
Mean logMAR BCVA at 3 mo±SD0.09 ± 0.21
Mean baseline ECD (cells/mm2)±SD2566 ± 653
Mean ECD at 3 mo (cells/mm2)±SD2524 ± 668

SD = standard deviation; IOL = intraocular lens; mo = month; n = number; y = year; BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; ECD = endothelial cell density.