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. 2022 Jun 30;70(7):2432–2438. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_255_22

Table 3.

Review of the literature

Fan et al.[9] Khokhar et al.[10] Manning et al.[11] Hsu et al.[5] Catala-Mora et al.[12] Current
N (eyes) 64 32 30 13 21 78
M: F 28/11 10/6 11/4 3/4 5/7 47/10
Mean age (years) 16.5 9.37 4.6 5.8 8 14.73
Follow-up (months) 36 3 13.8 yrs 23.8 39.3 8.1±10.7
Etiology Marfan’s Syndrome 100% Marfans-56.2% Marfan’s syndrome- 100% Familial ectopia lentis- 42.8% Marfan syndrome - 58.3% Marfan syndrome- 22.8%
Marfanoid habitus- 25% Marfan syndrome- 42.8% Idiopathic- 25% Marfanoid habitus- 22.8%
Microspherophakia-18.7% Idiopathic- 14.2% Megalophthalmos-glaucoma-8.3% WAGR syndrome- 1.7%
Ectopia lentis et pupillae- 8.3% Homocystinuria- 1.7%
Idiopathic - 51%
Mean extent of subluxation Moderate- 65.6% 7.11±1.44 clock hours
Severe- 34.4%
Intervention Lensectomy-vitrectomy, limbal 79.6%; pars-plana 20.4%, Endocapsular lens aspiration Pars-plana lensectomy Limbal approach lensectomy vitrectomy and SFIOL (sutured) 23 gauge PPV lensectomy artisan IOL ILLA- 79.5%
lens aspiration- 14.1%
Phaco-aspiration- 2.6%
ICCE- 2.6%
PPL-1.3%
IOL implantation 64.1% (SFIOL- 42.2%; ACIOL-28.1%) 68.7% (all ACIOL) 53.3% (Artisan aphakic iris fixated IOL) 100% (SFIOL) 85.7% (Artisan aphakic iris fixated IOL) 46.2% (ACIOL-6, SFIOL- 21, PCIOL-9)
ECD loss - 7.1% 15.4% - 5% -
Corneal de-compensation Nil Nil Nil Nil None
Post-segment complications RD - 17.2% Nil Nil Nil Mild VH- 28.5% VH- 3.8%
RD- 4.7% Endophthalmitis- 1.3%
CME- 4.7%
Mean BCVA before surgery (LogMAR) 0.5 0.6 0.66 0.86 0.91 0.85
Mean BCVA after surgery (LogMAR) 0.3 0.47 0.11 0.23 0.18 0.42
AL (mm) 26.2 25.3 24.29
IOP rise 3.1% Nil 3.3% 7.7% 10.3%
Complications IOL dislocation- 4.7% IOL dislocation- 3.3% Corectopia -38% (IOL incarceration- 2; vitreous in AC-1); optic capture - 31% IOL dislocation with RD-1 Vitreous in AC-5.1%
Delefted IOL- 3.8%
Optic capture- 1.3%
VAO - 1.3%
Additional surgery/Procedure (n=eyes) Nd-YAG capsulotomy- 1 Nd-YAG capsulotomy- 1 Vitrectomy with IOL refixation-1 case Nd-YAG vitreolysis- 4
IOL re-enclavation-1 IOL explant with SFIOL-1
Secondary IOL -4 IOL tapping with pupilloplasty-1, intravitreal antibiotic -1
Nd-YAG capsulotomy-1
Comment No difference in RD between aphakic and pseudo-phakic groups No difference in CDVA between aphakic and pseudo-phakia groups High incidence of amblyopia No impact of age and extent of subluxation on post-operative CDVA.
Better visual outcome in the pseudo-phakia group.

SFIOL- scleral fixated intra-ocular lens; PPV- pars-plana vitrectomy; IOL-intra-ocular lens; ILLA- intra-lenticular lens aspiration; ICCE- intra-capsular cataract extraction; PPL- pars-plana lensectomy; ACIOL- anterior chamber intra-ocular lens; PCIOL- posterior chamber intra-ocular lens; VA-visual acuity; RD- retinal detachment; VH- vitreous hemorrhage; CME- cystoid macular edema; AC- anterior chamber; VAO- visual axis opacification