Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-24-2023
Abstract
Background: Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) are commonly used during cataract surgery to protect the corneal endothelium. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the clinical evidence of OVDs composed of chondroitin sulfate-hyaluronic acid (CS-HA) versus other OVDs in maintaining endothelial cell density (ECD) and corneal thickness (CT).
Methods: MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched from 2000 to 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs, N ≥ 20 per group) comparing an OVD containing CS-HA (ie, VISCOAT®, DuoVisc® or DisCoVisc®) to any other OVD were included. The identified comparators were limited to the OVDs found in the literature, which included those composed of HA-only or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC). Outcomes of focus included changes in ECD (baseline to 3 months) and CT (baseline to 24 hours). Meta-analyses were performed using R software, to assess mean differences (MD) in ECD and CT change between CS-HA OVDs and HA-only or HPMC OVDs.
Results: A total of 966 abstracts were screened, and data were extracted from 12 RCTs. Meta-analyses using a random-effects model revealed significantly lower percent (%) decrease in ECD for CS-HA OVDs compared to both HA-only (MD: −4.10%; 95% CI: −5.81 to −2.40; p < 0.0001; 9 studies) and HPMC (MD: −6.47%; 95% CI: −10.41 to −2.52; p = 0.001; 2 studies) products. Similarly, % CT increase was significantly lower with CS-HA than with HA-only OVDs (MD: −3.22%; 95% CI: −6.24% to −0.20%; p = 0.04; 4 studies). However, there were no significant differences when comparing % CT change between CS-HA and HPMC OVDs (MD: 2.65%; 95% CI: −0.43% to 0.95%; p = 0.4; 2 studies).
Conclusion: CS-HA OVDs lead to less postoperative loss of endothelial cells and may better protect corneal endothelium during cataract surgery, relative to other OVDs. Future randomized studies may be needed to solidify these findings.
Recommended Citation
Hsiao, Chia-Wen; Cheng, Hang; Ghafouri, Rana; Ferko, Nicole C.; and Ayres, Brandon D., "Corneal Outcomes Following Cataract Surgery Using Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices Composed of Chondroitin Sulfate-Hyaluronic Acid: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2023). Wills Eye Hospital Papers. Paper 194.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/willsfp/194
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Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Clinical Ophthalmology,
Volume 17, 2023, Pg. 2083 - 2096.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S419863. Copyright © 2023 Hsiao et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited.