PURPOSE To assess the feasibility of using phakic intraocular lenses (PIOL) to treat high myopia, and evaluate the incidence of cataract, comparing three different lens types. METHODS From 1989 to 2002, we implanted three different phakic intraocular lenses (PIOL) in 343 eyes of 232 patients; 231 eyes recieved an Ophtec (Worst-Fechner model, iris-claw), 89 an Adatomed (silicone posterior cham...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate safety, efficacy, predictability, stability, complications, and patient satisfaction after implantation of Artisan toric phakic intraocular lenses (TPIOLs) for the correction of myopia or hyperopia with astigmatism. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized, comparative (self-controlled) multicenter trial. PARTICIPANTS Seventy eyes of 53 patients (mean, 35 years; range, 22-59 ...

PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of the astigmatism correction following toric intraocular lens (IOL) and toric phakic IOL (pIOL) implantation in eyes with no previous ocular surgery and in postkeratoplasty (PKP) eyes. In addition, changes in corneal astigmatism were determined. METHODS Astigmatism was analyzed in 35 eyes with an AcrySof toric IOL, 35 eyes with an Artiflex toric pIOL, 50 eye...

We describe a case of modified femtosecond laser settings for cataract extraction in a patient with a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (PIOL), to avoid incomplete treatment patterns and treatment displacement. Modification of laser settings (increased depth for the capsulotomy, increased vertical spot spacing for the capsulotomy and increased anterior and posterior capsule safety margi...

To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Cakir and Utine1 regarding the results of combined intracorneal ring (KeraRing; Mediphacos Ltd, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and anterior chamber, iris-fi xated, phakic intraocular lens (IOL) (Artisan/Artifl ex; Ophtec BV, Groningen, The Netherlands) implantation in patients with keratectasia, which appeared in the February 2011 issue of the Journa...

Marfan syndrome, homocystinuria, trauma, and simple ectopia lentis are the most common causes of pediatric lens subluxation. Many patients are best treated with a careful refraction of the phakic or aphakic pupillary axis. For those patients not achieving satisfactory refractive results, endocapsular lensectomy using modern automated vitreous cutting devices is relatively safe and successful. G...

Dear Editor, Berger’s space is a potential compartment that can present behind the crystalline lens but is not open in normal situations. This space is formed by the posterior lens surface and anterior vitreous face and is circumscribed by Weiger’s ligament [1]. Except for some congenital abnormalities, Berger’s space is rarely involved in ocular disease because of vulnerability of structures s...

UNLABELLED We present 3 cases with oculocutaneous albinism in which a high refractive error was optically corrected by implantation of an Artisan iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens, with a follow-up of 8 to 14 years. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.