Bilateral Artisan lens for aphakia and megalocornea: Long-term follow-up.
We received approval from the U.S. implant Food and Drug Administration and the University's Institutional Review Board to the Artisan lens (Ophtec BV) in both eyes of a patient who was aphakic and had megalocornea. No other intraocular lens would easily solve this patient's need because of the large anterior segment. The patient was having increasing difficulty with aphakic contact lenses because of his work environment. We present almost 5 years of follow-up data of this patient.
Oetting
Thomas A
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1091, USA. thomas-oetting@uiowa.edu
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D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography