[Intraocular lens implantation in high myopes]

36 highly myopic eyes were done extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber IOL implantation and followed up 12-77 months, averaging 33 months. 95% of the patients with ocular axial lengths of 26 to 28 mm achieved corrected visual acuities of 0.5 or over, whereas for eyes with axial lengths over 28 mm, the visual prognosis was less satisfactory. There had been no complications of retinal detachment, glaucoma or corneal dystrophy.