[Explantation of two historical posterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses 31 years after implantation]

Ophthalmologe. 2020 May;117(5):452-455. doi: 10.1007/s00347-019-0942-y.
[Article in German]

Abstract

This article reports the case of a 56-year-old male patient who had undergone implantation of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses in 1987 in Russia. The patient presented to this clinic 31 years after the initial surgery with anterior cortical cataracts and initial stages of corneal decompensation in both eyes. Strategic planning and execution of surgical treatment and the further clinical course are portrayed in this report.

Keywords: Bullous keratopathy; Historical intraocular lenses; Intraocular lens explantation; Phakic intraocular lenses; Refractive lens surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cataract*
  • Device Removal
  • Humans
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Lens, Crystalline
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phakic Intraocular Lenses*