title: [Clear lens extraction in high myopia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate effectiveness and safety of clear lens extraction in high myopia.
  
  
  METHODS
  39 eyes of 26 patients had clear lens extraction and implantation of PC IOL. The mean preoperative spherical equivalent was -17.0 D sph, mean follow-up was 19.4 months. IOL calculations were performed using SRK II formula for target refraction -2.0 or -3.0 D sph.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean postoperative spherical equivalent was -3.3 D sph. The best corrected visual acuity improved in 84.6% of eyes. The percentage of eyes achieving BCVA 0.5 or better increased from 23% preoperatively to 59% postoperatively. In 7 eyes (18%) posterior capsule opacification occurred. Two years after the surgery in one eye retinal detachment appeared, which was successfully treated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clear lens extraction with PC IOL implantation in high myopia gives good results with low number of complications.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Bydgoszczy.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kałuzny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
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