title: Binocular vision regained after monocular traumatic aphakia by wearing contact lenses.
abstract: In this study 35 patients with monocular traumatic aphakia were enrolled to document the degree of binocular vision gained by optical correction with contact lenses. The most important factors in achieving binocular vision were the interval between formation of the traumatic cataract and surgery and between the operation and starting wearing contact lenses. There was a statistically significant correlation between these two intervals and the achievement of near stereopsis and normal visual acuity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Közer Bilgin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sezen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tugal Tutkun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003867:Depth Perception; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity