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  • Title: Pseudophakic ametropia managed with a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens.
    Author: Chiou AG, Bovet J, de Courten C.
    Journal: J Cataract Refract Surg; 2001 Sep; 27(9):1516-8. PubMed ID: 11566542.
    Abstract:
    We report the use of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) to correct pseudophakic ametropia. Two eyes of 2 patients developed ametropia after unilateral phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. The manifest refraction was -6.00 -0.50 x 50 in the first patient and +4.50 -1.00 x 15 in the second. Both patients were bothered by the induced anisometropia and had posterior chamber phakic IOL implantation in the pseudophakic eye. Postoperatively, uncorrected visual acuity improved from 20/400 to 20/30 in the first patient and from 20/200 to 20/40 in the second patient. The manifest refraction was -0.50 -0.75 x 55 and +1.50 -1.50 x 30, respectively. No complications were noted. Implantation of a phakic posterior chamber IOL may be an alternative to currently available methods of managing pseudophakic ametropia.
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