Clear Lens Extraction for the Correction of High Myopia.

Han, Shock Jae; Jung, Byung Soo; Joo, Shin Hwan; Lee, Hae Young

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(11):1917-1921.
Published online November 1, 1995.

Clear Lens Extraction for the Correction of High Myopia.

Shock Jae Han, Byung Soo Jung, Shin Hwan Joo, Hae Young Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

고도근시환자에서 시행한 투명수정체 적출술 및 후방인공수정체 삽입술의 임상 성적

정병수(Byung Soo Jung),이해영(Hae Young Lee),주신환(Shin Hwan Joo),한석재(Shock Jae Han)

Abstract

Clear lens extraction and implantation of posterior chamber intraocular lens was performed on 12 eyes(7 patients) to correct high myopia. Average preoperative refractive error(spherical equivalent) was -19.08D with a range of -13.00D to -31.00D. 7 eyes(58.3%) achieved 0.5 or better uncorrected postoperative visual acuity and all eyes achieved 0.5 or better corrected visual acuity. In postoperative refractive errors, 4 eyes(33.3%) were 1.0D of emmetropia and 8 eyes(66.6%) were within 2.0D. In conclusion, clear lens extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation is a more favorable technique for correcting high myopia, but further study for complications such as retinal detachment, cystoid macular edema, and posterior capsular opacity and for precise results is needed.

Key Words: Clear lens extraction;High myopia;Intraocular lens