Comparison of surgical outcomes of Carlevale sutureless scleral fixation and Artisan Aphakia intraocular lens

Severen, V. van; Maaijwee, K.J.M.; Pennekamp, C.W.A.; Feenstra, H.M.A.; Dijk, E.H.C. van; Lindstedt, E.W.; Bamonte, G. (2023)

Article / Letter to editor

Purpose: To compare intra- and postoperative results of sutureless scleral fixated Carlevale intraocular lens (IOL) with iris fixated Artisan IOL.Methods; Monocentre, retrospective analysis of refractive outcomes and intra- and postoperative complications of patients who received a Carlevale or Artisan IOL between January 2019 and March 2022.Results: 178 eyes of 169 patients were included (101 Carlevale and 77 Artisan IOLs). The standard follow-up time was 1 month. Two statistically significant differences were found: in the deviation of the postoperative spherical equivalent of the refraction from the preoperative chosen IOL target (p = 0.019; mean deviation was -0.46 in the Carlevale and 0.08 in the Artisan group), and the number of eyes with complications between the Carlevale and Artisan groups (p = 0.003; 33 in the Carlevale and 42 in the Artisan group).Conclusion: The current study is the largest so far comparing both refractive outcomes and complications after implantation of Carlevale and Artisan IOL. The Carlevale IOL does not carry a greater complication risk on the short-term follow-up. This provides additional evidence that the Carlevale IOL has to be added to the armamentarium of the ophthalmic surgeon.

• Artisan
• Carlevale
• cataract surgery
• complications
• IOL
• refractive outcome

• All authors: Severen, V. van; Maaijwee, K.J.M.; Pennekamp, C.W.A.; Feenstra, H.M.A.; Dijk, E.H.C. van; Lindstedt, E.W.; Bamonte, G.
• Date: 2023-10-25
• Journal: Acta Ophthalmologica
• Volume: 102
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 491 - 496
• DOI: doi:10.1111/aos.15795
• Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aos.15795