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Refractive index and its impact on pseudophakic dysphotopsia

Overview of attention for article published in Clinical Ophthalmology, July 2015
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Title
Refractive index and its impact on pseudophakic dysphotopsia
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Clinical Ophthalmology, July 2015
DOI 10.2147/opth.s86980
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Bryce R Radmall, Anne Floyd, Zack Oakey, Randall J Olson

Abstract

It has been shown that the biggest dissatisfier for uncomplicated cataract surgery patients is pseudophakic dysphotopsia (PD). While edge design of an intraocular lens (IOL) impacts this problem, refractive index is still controversial as to its impact. This retrospective cohort study was designed to determine the role of increasing refractive index in PD. This study was conducted at the John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, USA. A retrospective chart review identified patients who received one of two hydrophobic acrylic single piece IOLs (AcrySof WF SP [SN60WF] or Tecnis SP [ZCB00]), which differed mainly by refractive index (1.55 versus 1.47). Eighty-seven patients who had received implantation of a one-piece hydrophobic acrylic IOL were enrolled. Patients were included if the surgery had been uncomplicated and took place at least a year before study participation. All eligible patients had 20/20 best corrected vision, without any disease known to impact visual quality. In addition to conducting a record review, the enrolled patients were surveyed for PD, using a modified National Eye Institute Visual Function questionnaire, as well as for overall satisfaction with visual quality. Statistical analysis demonstrated no difference between the two cohorts regarding PD, general visual function, and overall visual satisfaction. The study suggests that with the two IOLs assessed, increasing the refractive index does not increase incidence of PD or decrease overall visual satisfaction.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 5%
Unknown 20 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 14%
Other 2 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 5%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Other 4 19%
Unknown 8 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 43%
Engineering 1 5%
Unknown 11 52%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 August 2015.
All research outputs
#15,739,010
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Clinical Ophthalmology
#1,279
of 3,712 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#141,268
of 277,602 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Clinical Ophthalmology
#23
of 86 outputs
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