Capsule Bag Performance of a Novel Single-piece Acrylic IOL HOYA AF-1 NY-60

Capsule Bag Performance of a Novel Single-piece Acrylic IOL HOYA AF-1 NY-60

During the past decades, cataract surgery underwent tremendous change and modernisation resulting in today's small incision, phacoemulsification surgery and a safe technique with a short rehabilitation time for the patient.

In this study the capsule performance and stability of a new one-piece microincisional hydrophobic acrylic IOL (HOYA AF-1 NY-60) should be assessed in subgroups of normal, short and long eyes. The IOL has a sharp optic edge design to inhibit PCO formation. Hypothesis: The novel haptic design is supposed to avoid tension folds in capsule bag, allow for a longer contact length of haptic with capsule equator, ensure rotational stability as well as good centration of the optic.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age-related cataract
• Age 21 and older
• Visual Acuity > 0.05
• Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant

Exclusion Criteria:

• Relevant other ophthalmic diseases especially those that may compromise capsule bag integrity or zonule stability (such as pseudoexfoliation syndrome, Marfan's syndrome, etc.)
• Preceding ocular surgery or trauma
• In case of pregnancy (pregnancy test will be taken preoperatively in women of reproductive age)