title: Scleral fixation of foldable acrylic intraocular lenses in aphakic post-vitrectomy eyes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the outcome for scleral fixation of a foldable acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) in aphakic post-pars plana vitrectomy eyes for vitreoretinal disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of 15 patients were reviewed. We evaluated such factors as the underlying vitreoretinal disease, preoperative expected refraction and postoperative actual refraction, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), corneal endothelial cell density, and intraoperative and postoperative complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common cause of underlying vitreoretinal disease was retinal detachment, which was found in 8 cases. The mean refractive error was -0.10 diopters (D). The mean minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) values of BCVA were 0.27 preoperatively and 0.14 postoperatively. The mean corneal endothelial cell density was 2400 cells/mm(2) preoperatively and 2187 cells/mm(2) postoperatively. No significant differences were observed in either the logMAR values of BCVA or the corneal endothelial cell density before and after surgery. No intraoperative complications occurred in any of the patients. Postoperative complications occurred in a total of 7 eyes, and the most severe complications comprised 4 cases of transient ocular hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results for the scleral fixation of foldable acrylic IOLs were good in aphakic post-vitrectomy eyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mutoh
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chikuda