Implantation of phakic intraocular lens in 3 patients with oculocutaneous albinism.
We present 3 cases with oculocutaneous albinism in which a high refractive error was optically corrected by implantation of an Artisan iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens, with a follow-up of 8 to 14 years.


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From the Department of Ophthalmology (van Rijn, Snoek, Saxena, Luyten), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Joosse), Haaglanden Medical Center, Den Haag, The Netherlands. Electronic address: g.a.van_rijn@lumc.nl.
Gwyneth A
GA
van Rijn
Colette
C
Snoek
Maurits
M
Joosse
Ruchi
R
Saxena
Gregorius P M
GP
Luyten
D000328:Adult; D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054120:Phakic Intraocular Lenses; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology