Clinical Outcome of Minus Diopter Posterior Chamber Lens.

Kim, Jung Hoon; Chung, Sung Kun; Baek, Nam Ho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(9):1265-1269.
Published online September 1, 2001.

Clinical Outcome of Minus Diopter Posterior Chamber Lens.

Jung Hoon Kim, Sung Kun Chung, Nam Ho Baek

Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

마이너스 디옵터 인공수정체삽입안의 임상성적

김정훈(Jung Hoon Kim),정성근(Sung Kun Chung),백남호(Nam Ho Baek)

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the effectiveness of the minus diopter posterior chamber intraocular lens(PC IOL) implantation in highly myopic patients undergoing cataract extraction. METHODS: We have evaluated the outcome of 27 highly myopic patients(32 eyes) who had undergone extracapsular cataract extraction with minus diopter PC IOL implantation during the period from July 1995 to December 2000. RESULTS: At the time of the operation examined average axial length in the operated eyes was 31.8 mm and the average of calculated diopter of PC IOL was -2.45 diopter(D). There was no statistically significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative best corrected visual acuity in each inserted IOL diopter(p>0.05). The preoperative refraction ranged from -17D to 29D(-22.45D in average), and visual acuity improved by over 0.5 in 15 eyes(49.5%). After cataracts developed in 4 eyes(12.5%), requiring Nd-YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. There were no serious complications such as retinal detachment. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that PC IOL implantation after extracapsular cataract extraction in highly myopic eyes can improve the visual acuity, without in increased risk of after cataracts and complications such as retinal detachment.

Key Words: Cataract;High myopia;Minus diopter posterior chamber intraocular lens