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May 29, 2005
Preliminary Efficacy and Safety of Zero Diopter Lens Implantation in Highly Myopic Eyes
American Journal of Ophthalmology May 2005
Three highly myopic eyes with axial lengths greater than 30 mm were implanted with zero D Alcon model MA60MA 3-piece acrylic posterior chamber lenses at the time of cataract surgery.Uncorrected visual acuity improved from counting fingers to 20/20− and 20/40− in two eyes. Best-corrected visual acuity improved from 20/80 and 20/60+ to 20/20− in the same eyes. A third eye was at counting fingers before and after surgery, because of a staphyloma. The range of preoperative, intended postoperative, and achieved postoperative spherical equivalent refractive errors was −15.1 to −25.0 diopters, −0.20 to −1.44 diopters, and +0.13 to +0.50 diopters respectively.ConclusionsAll eyes experienced mild hyperopic refractive errors after surgery. No retinal detachments occurred during the follow-up interval.
Posted by mehdi khanlari at May 29, 2005 10:52 PM