Clinical Results of Cataract Operations using Piggy-back Method.

Park, Jong Woon; Lim, Seung Jeong; Kim, Hong Bok

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(10):1500-1503.
Published online October 1, 2001.

Clinical Results of Cataract Operations using Piggy-back Method.

Jong Woon Park, Seung Jeong Lim, Hong Bok Kim

¹The Institute of Vision Research, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Piggy - back 방법을 이용한 백내장 수술의 임상적 결과

박종운(Jong Woon Park),임승정(Seung Jeong Lim),김홍복(Hong Bok Kim)

Abstract

PURPOSE
To attain adequate intraocular lens power during cataract surgery in patients with high myopia or hyperopia, the implantation of two intraocular lenses by the piggy-back method are being widely attempted. Therefore, we report the clinical results of implantation of two intraocular lenses by the piggy-back method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We illustrate a case of a 62-year old high myopic patient with cataract who received lens insertion of -5.0 diopter and -4.0 diopter piggy-back style in the capsular bag. Also, we illustrate a case of a 7-year old female with congenital cataract who received lens insertion in the capsular bag of +18.0 diopter and +17.0 diopter in the right eye and +17.0 diopter and +16.0 diopter in the left eye. RESULTS: Postoperative findings at 2 months showed well positioning of both lenses without noticeable complications.

Key Words: Capsular bag;High myopia and hyperopia;Piggy-back intraocular lenses