Aje. Foss et al., RETINAL-DETACHMENT FOLLOWING ANTERIOR-CHAMBER LENS IMPLANTATION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ULTRA-HIGH MYOPIA IN PHAKIC EYES, British journal of ophthalmology, 77(4), 1993, pp. 212-213
The development of retinal detachment is reported in three eyes, of tw
o patients, following implantation of an anterior chamber intraocular
lens (AC-IOL) in phakic eyes for the correction of ultra-high myopia.
The presence of an AC-IOL may hamper the identification of retinal bre
aks and removal of the intraocular lens may prove necessary to improve
visualisation. Shallowing of the anterior chamber may also occur duri
ng, or following, vitreoretinal surgery with risk of endothelial conta
ct. The risks and relative contraindications of AC-IOL implantation in
to phakic eyes are discussed.