Quantification of posterior capsule opacification with round and sharp edge intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To quantitatively evaluate and compare intraocular lenses (IOLs) with a round or sharp optic edge design for posterior capsule opacification (PCO).

Study Design: Prospective comparative observational case series. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS: Photographs from 174 eyes were analyzed for PCO at the Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Evaluation of neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet capsulotomies in eyes implanted with AcrySof intraocular lenses.

Purpose: As of December 31, 2000, the neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy rate for the Alcon AcrySof intraocular lens (IOL) as measured in our database was 3.3%. This was the lowest of any IOL model used in the United States.