Author/Editor		Pahor, Dušica; Gračner, Bojan; Gračner, Tomaž; Pahor, Artur
Title		Posteriore Kapselopazifikation nach Phakoemulsifikation bei Patienten mit rheumatoider Arthritis
Translated title		Posterior capsule opacification after phacoemulsification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Type		članek
Source		Wien Klin Wochenschr Suppl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 118, št. 9-10, Suppl 2
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 28-42
Language		ger
Abstract		Purpose: To assess the posterior capsule opacification (PCO) rate after phacoemulsification with polyacrylic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the controls, and to assess whether preoperative activity of RA is associated with a higher incidence of PCO. Methods: 24 eyes of 20 RA patients operated in a period of 4 years were included in our study. A control group of 20 eyes from 20 health subjects were also included in our study. All procedures were performed by a single surgeon with the same surgical technique and postoperative medication. Results: One year postoperatively in two eyes (8.3%) of RA-patients lens epithelial cells (LEC) migration of grade 1 was observed, in controls also in two eyes (10%). No correlation was observed between age, duration of RA or preoperative activity of RA and the PCO rate. Conclusion: Following acrylic IOL implantation, the PCO rate one year after surgery was 8.3% in RA patients and 10% in controls. RA patients present no higher risk for PCO development than controls.
Descriptors		ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID CATARACT EXTRACTION PHACOEMULSIFICATION LENSES, INTRAOCULAR APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT