title: [Refractive surgery of the lens in severe myopia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the visual outcomes in high myopic eyes undergoing clear lens extraction with intra ocular implant.
  
  
  METHODS
  33 high myopic eyes (range: -10 to -25 D) underwent clear corneal lens extraction and implantation of posterior chamber intraocular lens.
  
  
  RESULTS
  84,84 % myopic eyes had postoperative corrected visual acuity > 0,3. In 1 case we had a posterior capsular rupture during the insertion of IOL, requiring a sulcus fixation of the IOL. In 3 eyes we had opacification of the posterior capsule.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1. Clear lens extraction with PC-IOL performed in high myopic eye at adults older than 45 years is a safe and effective refractive procedure. 2. Preoperative patient education and counseling regarding visual is critical in maximizing patient satisfaction. 3. The functional results depend on the chorioretinal myopic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Optilens Cluj-Napoca.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicula
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nicula
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blidaru
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity