title: Corneal edema and penetrating keratoplasty after anterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: Phakic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is an increasingly popular option in surgical correction of refractive error. To date, reports of long-term morbidity are infrequent in the literature. We encountered 3 patients who experienced corneal decompensation and cataract progression following angle-fixated anterior chamber phakic IOL placement.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, The Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709, USA.
authors.forename: Seema R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Brandon D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Hersh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery*; D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000601:surgery; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity