title: Scheimpflug biometry of the anterior segment after implantation of foldable iris-fixated lenses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate intraocular dimensions of the anterior segment of myopic phakic eyes after implantation of foldable iris-fixated lenses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen myopic eyes that received a foldable iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) were assessed. Distances between the cornea and the IOL-optic edge and between the IOL optic and the crystalline lens were evaluated using Scheimpflug photography 3 months postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average postoperative distance between the central corneal endothelium and the anterior surface of the IOL was 2.01 +/- 0.26 mm. The distance between the corneal endothelium and the peripheral edge of the IOL averaged 1.32 +/- 0.18 mm at the 12 o'clock position and 1.34 +/- 0.21 mm at the 6 o'clock position. The distance between the crystalline lens and the posterior surface of the IOL averaged 0.73 +/- 0.09 mm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high quality of the three-dimensional Scheimpflug images allowed measurements of intraocular distances in PIOL implanted eyes. Distances between the foldable iris-fixated IOL and crucial surrounding tissues could be determined 3 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany. tehrani@augen.klinik.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Mana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tehrani
authors.forename: H Burkhard
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology*; D001699:Biometry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000502:physiology; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques