We present the first case of partial aniridia, traumatic cataract, and peripapillary subretinal hemorrhage after blunt trauma to an eye containing a foldable iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens (pIOL). Although the patient experienced visual loss because of considerable corneal astigmatism and a traumatic cataract, vision was recovered by a 2-stage primary corneal repair and cataract surgery w...

We present here the case of a 24-year-old male who experienced progressive keratoconus and vision loss which adversely affected his ability to carry out everyday tasks. This landed him in the Hashmanis Hospital for consultation. He had a preoperative best corrected visual acuity of 6/12. He underwent multiple Oculus Pentacam examinations, which showed progressive keratoconus. Corneal collagen c...

PURPOSE To determine whether the difference in optic quality between 2 types of phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs) affects visual quality. SETTING Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo, Valencia, Spain. METHODS Before implantation of a pIOL for myopia, all eyes had an examination including corrected (CDVA) and uncorrected (UDVA) distance visual acuity testing, corneal endothelial cell cou...

Introduction: Conventional phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for patients who already have a phakic IOL (PIOL) in situ can present challenges power calculation the surgical procedure. Here we report case of with without removing anterior toric PIOL. Patient Clinical Findings: This 45-year-old male was referred to our clinic mature cataract right eye, history multiple c...

Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) developed in four cases after uneventful implantation of a foldable iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens (pIOL). Two cases occurred sequentially in one patient. The TASS subsided without complications in all cases after intensive topical steroid treatment. A multitude of possible causes is considered for the occurrence of these TASS cases. From the sterili...

Ophthalmology Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and OftalmoCentro, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Av. Nilo Peçanha, 724/401, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 90.470-000, Brazil Author for correspondence: Tel.: +55 513 330 7733 Fax: +55 513 330 7733 [email protected] Artisan/Artiflex phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs) demonstrate reversibility, high optical quality with better best specta...