Hydrophobic Acrylic IOLs: A Primer - Aaren Scientific
Hydrophobic Acrylic IOLs: A Primer - Aaren Scientific
Hydrophobic Acrylic IOLs: A Primer - Aaren Scientific
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
COVER STORYTABLE 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HYDROPHOBIC IOLSIOL/manufacturer (country) Material composition* RefractiveindexThree-piece and one-pieceAcrySof/Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (US)Copolymer of phenylethyl acrylate and phenylethylmethacrylate, crosslinked with butanediol diacrylateGlass transitiontemperature1.555 14.0–15.5°CSensar AR40 and AR40e one-pieceTecnis/Abbott Medical Optics Inc. (US)AF-1 series iMics 1/Hoya Surgical Optics(Japan)Copolymer of ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate, crosslinked with ethylene glycoldimethacrylateCrosslinked copolymer of phenylethyl methacrylate andn-butyl acrylate, fluoroalkyl methacrylate1.470 12.21±0.40°C1.520 11°CXACT/Advanced Vision Science, Inc.(US)Copolymer of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, polyethylene glycolphenyl ether acrylate, and styrene, crosslinked with ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate1.540 15–20°CHP 757SQ/Aurolab (India)Acrylmex/Ophthalmic InnovationsInternational (now <strong>Aaren</strong> <strong>Scientific</strong>)(US)Matrix <strong>Acrylic</strong> Aurium/Medennium(US)Copolymer of ethylacrylate and ethylmethacrylate,crosslinked with a difunctional acrylate/methacrylateTerpolymer of butyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and N-benzyl-N-isopropylpropenamide, crosslinked with ethyleneglycol dimethacrylatePoly(2-phenyloxyethyl acrylate), crosslinked with phenylcontainingdimethacrylate (IOL has a photochromic chromophore)1.470 11 ±2°C1.490 NP1.560 NPHydromax/Carl Zeiss Meditec(Germany)Homopolymer of 2-phenoxy ethyl acrylate, crosslinked withethoxylated (2) bisphenol A dimethacrylate1.560 16°CL450/Wavelight/Oculentis (Germany) NP 1.500 NPSeeLens HP/Hanita (Israel)Mediflex/Mediphacos (Brazil)Lotus Classic 63D and 63G/MorcherGmbH (Germany)Ethoxyethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate withincorporated violet-filtering chromophoreCopolymer of acrylate/methacrylate with blue-light filteringchromophore nonaromatic acrylic rubber1.480 10ºC1.480 5ºCNP 1.520 NPArtis Luxiol/Cristalens (France) NP 1.545 11°CLumen Siloe/Cristalens (France) NP 1.480 10ºCBasis/Special Z/1stQ (Germany) NP 1.470 NPNex Load/Domilens (Germany) NP 1.520 NPDomicryl M100/Domilens (Germany) NP 1.510 NP860FAB(Y) and Biflex HB/Medicontur(Hungary)NP 1.470 NPLuna/Ophtec (Netherlands) NP 1.480 NP* All models have ultraviolet light blockersNP = not provided42 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE MARCH 2011