Clinical Results of Cataract Operations using Piggy-back Method.
- Author:
Jong Woon PARK
1
;
Seung Jeong LIM
;
Hong Bok KIM
Author Information
1. The Institute of Vision Research, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Capsular bag;
High myopia and hyperopia;
Piggy-back intraocular lenses
- MeSH:
Cataract*;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Hyperopia;
Lenses, Intraocular;
Middle Aged;
Myopia
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2001;42(10):1500-1503
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To attain adequate intraocular lens power during cataract surgery in patients with high myopia or hyperopia, the implantation of two intraocular lenses by the piggy-back method are being widely attempted. Therefore, we report the clinical results of implantation of two intraocular lenses by the piggy-back method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We illustrate a case of a 62-year old high myopic patient with cataract who received lens insertion of -5.0 diopter and -4.0 diopter piggy-back style in the capsular bag. Also, we illustrate a case of a 7-year old female with congenital cataract who received lens insertion in the capsular bag of +18.0 diopter and +17.0 diopter in the right eye and +17.0 diopter and +16.0 diopter in the left eye. RESULTS: Postoperative findings at 2 months showed well positioning of both lenses without noticeable complications.
