Clear Lens Extraction for the Correction of High Myopia.
- Author:
Shock Jae HAN
1
;
Byung Soo JUNG
;
Shin Hwan JOO
;
Hae Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clear lens extraction;
High myopia;
Intraocular lens
- MeSH:
Emmetropia;
Lens Implantation, Intraocular;
Lenses, Intraocular;
Macular Edema;
Myopia*;
Refractive Errors;
Retinal Detachment;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1995;36(11):1917-1921
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clear lens extraction and implantation of posterior chamber intraocular lens was performed on 12 eyes(7 patients) to correct high myopia. Average preoperative refractive error(spherical equivalent) was -19.08D with a range of -13.00D to -31.00D. 7 eyes(58.3%) achieved 0.5 or better uncorrected postoperative visual acuity and all eyes achieved 0.5 or better corrected visual acuity. In postoperative refractive errors, 4 eyes(33.3%) were 1.0D of emmetropia and 8 eyes(66.6%) were within 2.0D. In conclusion, clear lens extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation is a more favorable technique for correcting high myopia, but further study for complications such as retinal detachment, cystoid macular edema, and posterior capsular opacity and for precise results is needed.
