title: Refractive lens surgery.
abstract: This article compares methods of axial length measurement for determining intraocular lens power and describes bimanual micro incision phacoemulsification for refractive lens exchange and routine cataract surgery, which offers an enormous advantage of maintaining a more stable intraocular environment during lens removal. This advantage may be especially important in high myopes who are at a greater risk for retinal detachment following lens extraction.
authors.affiliation: Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, 1550 Oak Street, Suite 5, Eugene OR 97401, USA. mpacker@finemd.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Packer
authors.forename: I Howard
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Fine
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome