In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a hydrophilized silicone intraocular lens
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 18 (2), 140-146
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(13)80920-0
Abstract
The surface of a silicone-disc intraocular lens (IOL) was hydrophilized by plasma etching (oxygen plasma) and compared to an untreated but otherwise identical IOL. Various methods of surface analysis were used to characterize the modification (e.g., X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, contact angle estimation). A cytotoxic effect of the modified surface was excluded by cell culture experiments evaluating cell spreading, cell morphology, DNA and protein synthesis. In vivo experiments on rabbits indicated that the postoperative foreign-body reaction was not significantly affected by the hydrophilization of the IOL surface. Throughout the entire follow-up (12 weeks) we found less induced posterior synechias in the eyes with hydrophilized lenses than in those with untreated lenses (P = .009). While the IOL dislocations out of the capsular bag and the posterior capsular opacification rate did not differ significantly between the two groups of eyes, we did see special patterns of posterior capsular opacification on the posterior capsules of eyes with the hydrophilized IOL.Keywords
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