title: Cataract formation after posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: Posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (PCP IOL) implantation is an emerging refractive procedure. We report a case of cataract formation 6 months after uneventful implantation of a Staar PCP IOL to correct high myopia. Visual recovery was achieved after explantation of the phakic IOL and phacoemulsification with implantation of a foldable IOL through the same unenlarged self-sealing corneal incision.
authors.affiliation: São Geraldo Eye Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trindade
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012086:Reoperation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers