[Clinical secondary cataract evaluation in pseudophakic eyes. Method and reproducibility].

Abstract

When the entire area behind the IOL optic is evaluated a larger area of the posterior capsule is taken into account than during testing of visual acuity alone. This method revealed high reliability and only minimal investigator-dependent variations. With a standardized photographic set-up, systematic errors otherwise caused by variations in individual photographs of the same eye are insignificant. Use of this method may help in the achievement of more accurate testing for differences in secondary cataract formation with various types of IOL and different surgical techniques.