Phacoemulsification in a case of microspherophakia.
Phacoemulsification with implantation of an acrylic foldable intraocular lens in a 14-year-old girl with microspherophakia is described. The associated lenticular myopia was disabling in terms of quality of life. With the help of nylon iris hooks, the procedure was uneventful and the outcome successful
Khokhar
Sudarshan
S
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi, India. skhokhar38@hotmail.com
Pangtey
Mayank S
MS
Sony
Parul
P
Panda
Anita
A
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000293:Adolescent; D015785:Eye Diseases, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000180:Acrylic Resins