Comparison of pseudophakic dysphotopsia with Akreos Adapt and SN60-AT intraocular lenses

PURPOSE: To determine the relative incidence of unwanted light images with the AcrySof SN60-AT intraocular lens (IOL) (Alcon) and the Akreos Adapt (Bausch & Lomb) IOL. SETTING: The Eye Clinic, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia. METHODS: In a prospective randomized study of 61 patients who had cataract surgery, the relative incidence of unwanted light images with 2 biconvex acrylic double square-edged IOLs, the SN60-AT and Akreos Adapt, was compared. Patients were followed at 1 week and for a minimum of 6 weeks. At both follow-ups, patients were asked to rate their experience of dysphotopic phenomenon according to a set of questionnaire criteria. The Mann-Whitney test was used to analyze the ordinal data. RESULTS: All 61 patients were interviewed at both stages of follow-up. The mean follow-up was 8 weeks +/- 2 (SD). At 1 week, there was significantly more dysphotopsia (positive and negative) with the SN60-AT IOL (37.5%) than with the Akreos Adapt IOL (24.1%) (P = .042). Significantly more patients with the SN60-AT IOL reported negative dysphotopsia at 1 week only. At 8 weeks, the incidence of positive and negative dysphotopsia declined to 31.3% and 20.7% in the SN60-AT group and Akreos Adapt group, respectively, and there was no longer a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: More patients with the SN60-AT IOL than with the Akreos Adapt IOL reported dysphotopsia. One week postoperatively, the difference was significant. The difference was primarily a result of the higher incidence of negative dysphotopsia with the SN60-AT IOL. At 8 weeks, the incidence of all types of light phenomena was significantly lower in both groups.