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Cataract surgery in megalocornea Comparison of 2 surgical approaches in a single patient
Ehud I Assia1, Fani Segev, Adi Michaeli
1Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|December 9, 2009
Abstract:
We describe the outcome of cataract surgery in both eyes of a patient with megalocornea. Phacoemulsification through a scleral tunnel resulted in wound leak; the clear corneal incision was more stable. Using conventional IOL power calculation may result in significant hyperopia.