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Phacoemulsification and implantation of an accommodating IOL after PRK
loannis M Aslanides1, Sotiris Plainis, Vinod Kumar
1Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, Voutes, Crete, Greece.
Purpose:
To present a case of phacoemulsification and implantation of an accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) in a patient with cataract formation after previous refractive surgery.
Methods:
A 50-year-old man, who initially had photorefractive keratectomy to correct moderate myopia, developed a cataract in one eye. He subsequently underwent phacoemulsification and implantation of a 1CU accommodating IOL, as he wished to remain spectacle independent.
Results:
The patient's distance vision was fully restored. However, accommodative function, which was assessed using subjective and novice objective techniques, was only partially restored.
Conclusions:
Although the accommodating IOL fully restored the patient's distance vision, accommodative function was only partially restored.
