[The visual characteristics of the aphakic eye]

The correction with glasses of the eyes with aphakia determines for most patients difficulties in distance realization, modification of the visual field, instability, headaches. Many patients (27-40%) cannot accommodate to the new condition. The up-to-date possibilities for correcting the aphakia with contact lenses, implant surgery and epikeratophakia need deeper knowledge of the optical conditions of the eye with aphakia.