Comparison Over Time of Vault in Chinese Eyes Receiving Implantable Contact Lenses With or Without a Central Hole.

PURPOSE: To compare the longitudinal vault changes after implantation of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) (Visian implantable contact lens) with (ICL V4c) and without (ICL V4) a central artificial hole for moderate to high myopia in Chinese eyes.

DESIGN: Retrospective case series.

METHODS: This study comprised 78 eyes implanted with the ICL V4c model and 82 eyes implanted with the ICL V4 model at our department by the same surgeon. The time course of the postoperative pIOL vault changes was quantitatively assessed using ultrasound biomicroscopy over 6 months.

RESULTS: There was a trend toward a decrease in all measures of central vault, peripheral vault, and the endothelium-anterior pIOL distance for both central hole pIOL and conventional pIOL over time, although the variance was not statistically significant (all P > .05). There were no significant between-group differences in the amount of the pIOL central vault, peripheral vault, or the endothelium-anterior pIOL distance at any time point after surgery (all P > .05).

CONCLUSIONS: The time course of the central hole pIOL vault changes is essentially equivalent to that of the conventional pIOL vault, suggesting that the presence of the central hole did not significantly affect the pIOL position.