Two-year follow-up of the Artisan/Verisyse iris-supported phakic intraocular lens for the correction of high myopia.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To evaluate the implantation of Artisan/Verisyse phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs) (Advanced Medical Optics) as an effective and safe method for the correction of high myopia.

SETTING:

Department of Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

METHODS:

This retrospective outcomes trial examined the implantation of Artisan/Verisyse pIOLs in 85 highly myopic eyes (mean spherical equivalent -12.2 diopters). Patients were followed for 2 years and examined postoperatively at 1,6,12, and 24 months. Data collected included best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), corneal endothelial cell density, and adverse events.

RESULTS:

Six months postoperatively, 5 (7%) eyes lost 1 line of the BSCVA; no eye lost 2 or more lines. The UCVA was better than 20/40 in 83% of eyes and better than 20/25 in 32%. Endothelial cell density decreased by 3.3% and 6.5% over the 1-year and 2-year intervals, respectively. Glare and halos, the most common complications of surgery, were reported by 6% of patients at 1 month and by 3% at 2 years.

CONCLUSION:

Implantation of the Verisyse/Artisan pIOL yielded accurate refractive results with acceptable safety in highly myopic eyes.

• Authors: Majid Moshirfar, Huck A Holz, Don K Davis
• Journal: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 33 Issue 8 Pg. 1392-7 (Aug 2007) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17662430 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Anterior Chamber (surgery)
• Cell Count
• Endothelium, Corneal (pathology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Iris (surgery)
• Lens Implantation, Intraocular (methods)
• Lens, Crystalline (physiology)
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myopia (surgery)
• Postoperative Complications
• Treatment Outcome
• Visual Acuity