Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Hydrophobic Acrylic IOL - iPure: a Randomised Study

Although there may be no direct benefit to the subjects under study, the investigation will assess the stability which determines the efficacy for future toric optics and the amount of glistening and PCO formation of the IPure and ZCB00 hydrophobic acrylic IOLs.

25 eyes of 25 patients will be recruited for each IOL, that is 50 eyes of 50 patients. The randomization will be done with a binomial law. The IOL have a priori the same IOL constants which eliminates the necessity to know which IOL is going to be implanted at the preoperative time. A clinically relevant difference for rotational stability will be 2°. The reasonable standard deviation of the position of an IOL in the eye is 2.4°. A total of 48 patients is necessary for a probability of 80% to measure a clinically relevant difference concerning the IOL stability.

In the week before surgery, the eye to be operated is examined at the slit-lamp and by indirect fundoscopy and measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) will be performed routinely. Additionally, routine biometry is performed using the IOLMaster (Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) for axial length measurement, K-readings and anterior chamber depth (ACD) measurements.

Randomisation will be performed using online randomisation and patients will be allocated 1:1 either to the study group (iPure group), or to the control group (ZCB00).

A self sealing incision, injection of viscoelastic substance, capsulorhexis, phacoemulsification, irrigation/aspiration of cortical material and injection of viscoelastic substance into the capsular bag are performed in a standardised fashion. The IOL is implanted via injector into the capsular bag. Following the implantation of the IOL, the viscoelastic substance is aspirated thoroughly from the anterior chamber, as well as retro-lentally, to assure complete removal of the OVD.

Any deviation from the standard protocol will be recorded peroperatively. Follow-ups will be performed 1-2 hours, 1 month, 12 months and 24 months after cataract surgery.

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 such as pseudoexfoliation syndrome, floppy iris syndrome, corneal pathologies
• Previous ocular surgery or trauma.
• Pregnancy (pregnancy test will be taken pre-operatively in women of reproductive age)