FOLLOW UP ICL: 10 YEARS OF IMPLANTATION

Verify the status of phakic lens after ten years of implantation

This a restrospective study of 15 eyes with 10 years of phakic lens implantation, all lens was ICL (Visan staar)

All patiens was evaluated with slit lamp, fundus camera, autorefraction, IOL Master 700 (Carl Zeiss). Inclusion criteria: patients with corneal pachymetry 400 micras or less and refraction myopic -4.00 D or more and anly one patient

with +7.00 D hyperopia

1. None patient requiere explantation.

2. All patients was evaluated at 1 day after surgery, at the week, at one month and every six months.

3. VA was in all patients 20/40 or better.

4. Only the patient with hyperopia requiered iridotomy with YAG-laser for elevated IOP.

The phakic lens are a good alternativa for those patients who LASIk or PRK are contraindicated and to long term shown good biocompatibilty with excelent visual acuity.