The comparison result of Iris Claw IOL and LASIK surgery of refractive error

Abstract

Background: Refractive disorders are common in the general population and are one of the five leading causes of treatable blindness. Aim: There are significantly few studies which have introduced the comparison iris claw lens surgery outcome with LASIK surgery. Thus, in the present study, we aimed to compare anterior chamber iris claw lens (AC IOL) and LASIK surgery in Mongolian patients. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 67 participants. Females comprised 58.8 % in the AC IOL patients and 72.0 % in the LASIK groups. The mean age of the participants was 32.06±9.29 in IOL and 29.4±6.59 in the LASIK group. Results: Pre-operative uncorrected visual activity (UCVA) was in AC IOL patients 0.46±0.12, and 2 weeks after surgery, UCVA had increased to 0.14±0.07D. In the case of LASIK, pre-operative UCVA was 0.02±0.01, and the value was 0.05±0.02 after surgery. Pre-operative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) IOL and LASIK group were 0.46±0.12 and 0.02±0.01, respectively. However, only IOL patients had significantly improved BCVA after surgery 0.05±0.02 at post-operative 2nd week. Conclusions: The results of our study are about the same as the results of other researchers which in 1 case decreased distance and near vision in Iris claw IOL group due to postoperative complication of cataract.The best-corrected visual acuity was better for AC IOL than LASIK surgery. Our study had some limitations. The follow-up time was too short and small sample size.