Implementation of a capsular bag model to enable sufficient lens stabilization within a mechanical eye model

Natascha Bayer; Elisabet Rank; Lukas Traxler; Erik Beckert; Andreas Drauschke

doi:10.1117/12.2078201

20 March 2015 Implementation of a capsular bag model to enable sufficient lens stabilization within a mechanical eye model

Natascha Bayer, Elisabet Rank, Lukas Traxler, Erik Beckert, Andreas Drauschke

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Proceedings Volume 9307, Ophthalmic Technologies XXV; 93071S (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078201
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Cataract still remains the leading cause of blindness affecting 20 million people worldwide. To restore the patients vision the natural lens is removed and replaced by an intraocular lens (IOL). In modern cataract surgery the posterior capsular bag is maintained to prevent inflammation and to enable stabilization of the implant. Refractive changes following cataract surgery are attributable to lens misalignments occurring due to postoperative shifts and tilts of the artificial lens. Mechanical eye models allow a preoperative investigation of the impact of such misalignments and are crucial to improve the quality of the patients’ sense of sight. Furthermore, the success of sophisticated IOLs that correct high order aberrations is depending on a critical evaluation of the lens position. A new type of an IOL holder is designed and implemented into a preexisting mechanical eye model. A physiological representation of the capsular bag is realized with an integrated film element to guarantee lens stabilization and centering. The positioning sensitivity of the IOL is evaluated by performing shifts and tilts in reference to the optical axis. The modulation transfer function is used to measure the optical quality at each position. Lens stability tests within the holder itself are performed by determining the modulation transfer function before and after measurement sequence. Mechanical stability and reproducible measurement results are guaranteed with the novel capsular bag model that allows a precise interpretation of postoperative lens misalignments. The integrated film element offers additional stabilization during measurement routine without damaging the haptics or deteriorating the optical performance.

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Natascha Bayer, Elisabet Rank, Lukas Traxler, Erik Beckert, and Andreas Drauschke "Implementation of a capsular bag model to enable sufficient lens stabilization within a mechanical eye model", Proc. SPIE 9307, Ophthalmic Technologies XXV, 93071S (20 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078201

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