Incidence rate and occurrence of visually significant cataract formation and corneal decompensation after implantation of Verisyse/Artisan phakic intraocular lens

Figures & data

Figure 1 Slit-lamp photograph of the right eye, showing Verisyse lens implant and diffuse inferior corneal edema (case 2). Vertical enclavation was selected, because the patient had against-the-rule astigmatism, so a temporal incision would improve rather than exacerbate the astigmatism.

Table 1 Clinical findings in patients who underwent extraction of Verisyse phakic intraocular lens (pIOL)

Case	Eye	Preop SE, diopters	pIOL power, diopters	Indication for removal	Age at removal, years	Time from insertion to removal, years	CDVA after removal
1	L	−11.875	−12.0	Cataract (NSC)	57	12.6	20/20
2	R	−15.125	−15.0	Cataract (NSC), corneal decompensation	46	13	20/25
3	R	−11.75	−12.0	Cataract (NSC)	55	10.7	20/20+
4	R	−15.75	−16.0	Cataract (NSC, PSC)	62	9.3	20/20
5	R	−14.375	−13.5	Corneal decompensation	29	6.9	20/80
6	R	−7.125	−13.0	Cataract (NSC, PSC)	55	4.0	20/20

Abbreviations: CDVA, corrected distance visual acuity; SE, spherical equivalent; PSC, posterior subcapsular cataract; NSC, nuclear sclerotic cataract; L, left; R, right.