Rotational stability of a single-piece toric acrylic intraocular lens: a pilot study.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the visual performance and rotational stability of the Tecnis Toric 1-piece intraocular lens (IOL) during the first 3 postoperative months.

DESIGN

Prospective, single-center study.

METHODS

In this study, patients with age-related cataract and corneal astigmatism of 1.0 to 3.0 diopters measured with the IOLMaster 500 (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG) were included. Before surgery, rotating Scheimpflug scans (Pentacam HR; Oculus) were performed and the cornea was marked in the sitting position at the slit lamp. Patients received a single-piece toric hydrophobic acrylic IOL (Tecnis Toric; AMO). Immediately and 3 months after surgery, retroillumination photographs were obtained to assess the rotational stability of the IOL. Additionally, Autorefraction (Topcon), subjective refraction, uncorrected and distance-corrected visual acuity, keratometry, and Scheimpflug and ocular wavefront (WASCA, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG) measurements were performed at the 3-month follow-up.

RESULTS

Thirty eyes of 30 patients were included in this study. Mean absolute difference between the IOL axis at the 3-month and 1-hour follow-up was 2.7 degrees (standard deviation, 3.0 degrees). The IOL rotation was less than 3 degrees and less than 6 degrees in 62% and 95% of all cases, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The Tecnis Toric 1-piece IOL is rotationally stable and shows excellent capsule bag performance and refractive outcomes.