title: One Year Follow-Up After Veriflex Phakic Intraocular Lenses Implantation for Correction of Myopia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate visual and refractive outcomes after Veriflex phakic intraocular lenses (pIOL) implantation in moderately myopic eyes as well as postoperative complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective clinical study included 40 eyes of 26 patients which underwent implantation of Veriflex for correction of myopia from -6.00 to -14.50 diopters (D) in the Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo, from January 2011 to January 2014. Uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), manifest residual spherical equivalent (MRSE), intraocular pressure (IOP), endothelial cell (EC) density were evaluated at one, three, six and 12 months. Other complications in postoperative period were evaluated. For statistical analysis SPSS for Windows and Microsoft Excel were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 26 patients 14 had binocular and 12 monocular procedure, with mean age of 29.8±6.5 years. After 12 months mean UDVA was 0.73±0.20. Mean MRSE was -0.39±0.31D and 90% of eyes had MRSE within ±1D. EC loss was 7.18±4.33%. There was no significant change of IOP by the end of 12 months follow up period. The only intraoperative complication was hyphema and occurred in one eye. Few postoperative complications were: subclinical inflammation in three eyes (7,5%), pigment dispersion in four eyes (10%), ovalisation of papilla in 2 eyes (5%) and decentration of pIOL in 2 eyes (5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implantation of iris-claw phakic lenses Veriflex for treating moderately high myopia is a procedure with good visual and refractive results and few postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Melisa Ahmedbegovic
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pjano
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biscevic
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Senad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grisevic
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Ajla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pidro
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic Svjetlost Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ratkovic
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic Svjetlost Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bohac
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic Svjetlost Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Amila Alikadic
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Husovic
authors.affiliation: Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Refet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gojak
keywords: iris claw intraocular lens; myopia; refractive surgery