ABSTRACT
El glistening en las lentes intraoculares (LIO) es un fenómeno en el que se forman diminutas microvacuolas llenas de agua dentro del material de la LIO, lo que hace que la luz se disperse y cree un efecto centelleante o reluciente. La presencia del glistening es frecuente en muchos tipos de materiales y modelos de LIO, y se ha estudiado ampliamente en los últimos años para conocer su incidencia, factores de riesgo, evolución y posible relevancia clínica. Clásicamente se ha estudiado in vitro en laboratorio o mediante fotografía obtenida con lámpara de hendidura. Sin embargo, son técnicas que requieren de un explorador experto, además de requerir mucho tiempo y un complejo procesado de las imágenes. En los últimos años, han surgido propuestas basadas en la cámara de Scheimpflug y en la tomografía de coherencia óptica como forma de simplificar el análisis del glistening en las LIO. Se ha descrito que tanto el proceso de fabricación, como el propio material acrílico hidrofóbico, y el tiempo desde la cirugía son factores de riesgo relacionados con la aparición de glistening. Además, aún se desconocen numerosas cuestiones relacionadas con este fenómeno, como la cantidad de puntos o el tamaño de los mismos necesarios para causar afectación de la función visual, ya que se han descrito diferentes fenómenos ópticos relacionados con el glistening de las LIO (AU)
The glistening in intraocular lenses (IOLs) is a phenomenon in which tiny water-filled microvacuoles form within the IOL material, causing light to scatter and create a sparkling or shimmering effect. The presence of glistening is common in many types of IOL materials and models and has been extensively studied in recent years to determine its incidence, risk factors, evolution, and possible clinical relevance. Classically, it has been studied in vitro in the laboratory or by means of photography obtained with a slit lamp, but these were techniques that required either specific technology or an expert explorer, complex image processing, and required a lot of time. In recent years, proposals based on the Scheimpflug camera and optical coherence tomography have emerged to try to simplify the analysis of glistening in IOLs. It has been described that the manufacturing process, the hydrophobic acrylic material, or the time since surgery are risk factors for the appearance of glistening. In addition, many issues related to this phenomenon are still unknown, such as not knowing from what number of points or their size they may have relevance to visual function since different optical phenomena related to glistening have been described on the IOLs (AU)
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Humans , Lenses, Intraocular/adverse effects , Equipment Failure Analysis , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
The glistening in intraocular lenses (IOLs) is a phenomenon in which tiny water-filled microvacuoles (MVs) form within the IOL material, causing light to scatter and create a sparkling or shimmering effect. The presence of glistening is common in many types of IOL materials and models and has been extensively studied in recent years to determine its incidence, risk factors, evolution, and possible clinical relevance. Classically, it has been studied in vitro in the laboratory or by means of photography obtained with a slit lamp, but these were techniques that required either specific technology or an expert explorer, complex image processing, and required a lot of time. In recent years, proposals based on the Scheimpflug camera and optical coherence tomography have emerged to try to simplify the analysis of glistening in IOLs. It has been described that the manufacturing process, the hydrophobic acrylic material, or the time since surgery are risk factors for the appearance of glistening. In addition, many issues related to this phenomenon are still unknown, such as not knowing from what number of points or their size they may have relevance to visual function since different optical phenomena related to glistening have been described on the IOLs.
