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Pseudophakia

MedGen UID:
146336
•Concept ID:
C0684343
•
Finding
Synonym: Pseudophakic intraocular lens present
SNOMED CT: Pseudophakia (95217000); Pseudophakic intraocular lens present (95217000)
 
HPO: HP:0500081

Definition

The term pseudophakia refers to having an artificial lens implanted after the natural eye lens has been removed. During cataract surgery the natural cloudy lens is replaced by an pseudophakia intraocular lens (IOL). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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  • CROGVPseudophakia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Six-Year Incidence and Risk Factors for Primary Angle-Closure Disease: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study.
Teo ZL, Soh ZD, Tham YC, Yu M, Chee ML, Thakur S, Nongpiur ME, Koh V, Wong TY, Aung T, Cheng CY
Ophthalmology 2022 Jul;129(7):792-802. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.03.009. PMID: 35306094
Ocriplasmin for treatment of vitreomacular traction and macular hole: A systematic literature review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized, controlled, double-masked trials.
Jackson TL, Haller J, Blot KH, Duchateau L, Lescrauwaet B
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 May-Jun;67(3):697-711. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.08.003. PMID: 34480895
Anatomic, Visual, and Financial Outcomes for Traditional and Nontraditional Primary Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment.
Jung JJ, Cheng J, Pan JY, Brinton DA, Hoang QV
Am J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;200:187-200. Epub 2019 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.01.008. PMID: 30684455Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Role of Intraocular Lens Implantation in Children.
Bothun ED
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2023 Oct 2;73(4):93-96. Epub 2023 Nov 6 PMID: 37931124
Clinical outcomes of trifocal toric intraocular lenses.
Tañá-Rivero P, Rodríguez-Carrillo MD, Tañá-Sanz P, Ruiz-Santos M, Tañá-Sanz S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2023 Sep;33(5):1773-1785. Epub 2023 Feb 14 doi: 10.1177/11206721231155047. PMID: 36788496
Prevalence of pseudophakia: U.S. population-based study.
Erie EA, Hodge DO, Mahr MA
J Cataract Refract Surg 2022 Jun 1;48(6):717-722. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000827. PMID: 34653092Free PMC Article
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Yonekawa Y, Kim IK
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2012 Jan;23(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834cd5f8. PMID: 22134362
Pseudophakic retinal detachment.
Lois N, Wong D
Surv Ophthalmol 2003 Sep-Oct;48(5):467-87. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(03)00083-3. PMID: 14499816

Diagnosis

Clinical outcomes of trifocal toric intraocular lenses.
Tañá-Rivero P, Rodríguez-Carrillo MD, Tañá-Sanz P, Ruiz-Santos M, Tañá-Sanz S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2023 Sep;33(5):1773-1785. Epub 2023 Feb 14 doi: 10.1177/11206721231155047. PMID: 36788496
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Yonekawa Y, Kim IK
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2012 Jan;23(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834cd5f8. PMID: 22134362
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Lobo C
Ophthalmologica 2012;227(2):61-7. Epub 2011 Sep 15 doi: 10.1159/000331277. PMID: 21921587
Wavefront-customized intraocular lenses.
Altmann GE
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2004 Aug;15(4):358-64. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200408000-00013. PMID: 15232477
Pseudophakic retinal detachment.
Lois N, Wong D
Surv Ophthalmol 2003 Sep-Oct;48(5):467-87. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(03)00083-3. PMID: 14499816

Therapy

Long-term Effect of Intraocular Lens vs Contact Lens Correction on Visual Acuity After Cataract Surgery During Infancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Lambert SR, Cotsonis G, DuBois L, Nizam Ms A, Kruger SJ, Hartmann EE, Weakley DR Jr, Drews-Botsch C; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
JAMA Ophthalmol 2020 Apr 1;138(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.0006. PMID: 32077909Free PMC Article
The Complexities of Negative Dysphotopsia.
Geneva II, Henderson BA
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Jul-Aug;6(4):364-371. Epub 2017 Jul 10 doi: 10.22608/APO.2017111. PMID: 28726357
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Yonekawa Y, Kim IK
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2012 Jan;23(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834cd5f8. PMID: 22134362
Pseudophakic retinal detachment.
Lois N, Wong D
Surv Ophthalmol 2003 Sep-Oct;48(5):467-87. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(03)00083-3. PMID: 14499816
Capsulotomy.
Tan JC
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2001 Feb;12(1):82-85. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200102000-00014. PMID: 11150086

Prognosis

Prevalence of pseudophakia: U.S. population-based study.
Erie EA, Hodge DO, Mahr MA
J Cataract Refract Surg 2022 Jun 1;48(6):717-722. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000827. PMID: 34653092Free PMC Article
Long-term Effect of Intraocular Lens vs Contact Lens Correction on Visual Acuity After Cataract Surgery During Infancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Lambert SR, Cotsonis G, DuBois L, Nizam Ms A, Kruger SJ, Hartmann EE, Weakley DR Jr, Drews-Botsch C; Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Group
JAMA Ophthalmol 2020 Apr 1;138(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.0006. PMID: 32077909Free PMC Article
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Yonekawa Y, Kim IK
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2012 Jan;23(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834cd5f8. PMID: 22134362
Glaucoma drainage implants.
Sidoti PA, Baerveldt G
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1994 Apr;5(2):85-98. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199404000-00013. PMID: 10172032
Pseudophakic glaucoma.
van Oye R, Gelisken O
Int Ophthalmol 1985 Sep;8(3):183-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00136496. PMID: 4066161

Clinical prediction guides

Social Vulnerability, Prevalence of Glaucoma, and Incidence of Glaucoma Surgery in the California Medicare Population.
Tseng VL, Kitayama K, Yu F, Pan D, Coleman AL
Ophthalmol Glaucoma 2023 Nov-Dec;6(6):616-625. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2023.05.005. PMID: 37211091
Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article
Ocular straylight in the normal pseudophakic eye.
Łabuz G, Reus NJ, van den Berg TJ
J Cataract Refract Surg 2015 Jul;41(7):1406-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.10.035. PMID: 26287879
Optimizing outcomes of multifocal intraocular lenses.
Liu JW, Haw WW
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2014 Jan;25(1):44-8. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000012. PMID: 24257245
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
Ray S, D'Amico DJ
Semin Ophthalmol 2002 Sep-Dec;17(3-4):167-80. PMID: 12759847

Recent systematic reviews

Risk factors for proliferative vitreoretinopathy after retinal detachment surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xiang J, Fan J, Wang J
PLoS One 2023;18(10):e0292698. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292698. PMID: 37903162Free PMC Article
Extended Depth of Focus Versus Trifocal for Intraocular Lens Implantation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Karam M, Alkhowaiter N, Alkhabbaz A, Aldubaikhi A, Alsaif A, Shareef E, Alazaz R, Alotaibi A, Koaik M, Jabbour S
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 Jul;251:52-70. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.01.024. PMID: 36736751
Ocriplasmin for treatment of vitreomacular traction and macular hole: A systematic literature review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized, controlled, double-masked trials.
Jackson TL, Haller J, Blot KH, Duchateau L, Lescrauwaet B
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 May-Jun;67(3):697-711. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.08.003. PMID: 34480895
Cataract surgery outcomes in the very elderly.
Li E, Margo CE, Greenberg PB
J Cataract Refract Surg 2018 Sep;44(9):1144-1149. Epub 2018 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.05.025. PMID: 30055955
Incidence and risk factors for post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu S, Xu J
PLoS One 2017;12(4):e0176261. Epub 2017 Apr 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176261. PMID: 28430806Free PMC Article

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