Phakic Refractive Lens to Correct Moderate to High Myopia Five Years after Implantation

Implantation of phakic refractive lenses PRL® (Phakic Refractive Lens; IOLTech/Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) is one of the options available for the correction of moderate to high myopia, although there are few reports on the outcomes. In those cases where a corneal laser-assisted surgical procedure is not indicated because of the great amount of tissue to be removed, small optical zones or the possibility of the worsening of the image quality due to the alteration in the corneal shape, posterior chamber refractive lenses implanted in selected patients represent one of the best options of management for many refractive surgeons1. The correction of high ametropia with corneal laserassisted procedures may result in ectasia, regression, low image quality and visual discomfort particularly under mesopic conditions. Implantation of phakic