Retro-pupillary Artisan in Extreme, Myopic Aphake

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John Kanellopoulos, MD, presents a significant myope that underwent cataract surgery and was let aphakic. They decided to proceed to correct the myopia with a retropupillary placed phakic IOL which is implanted upside down to prevent iris chaffing.

Posted: 8/07/2013

Keywords:

Myopia

Phakic IOLs

Retro-pupillary Artisan in Extreme, Myopic Aphake

John Kanellopoulos, MD, presents a significant myope that underwent cataract surgery and was let aphakic. They decided to proceed to correct the myopia with a retropupillary placed phakic IOL which is implanted upside down to prevent iris chaffing.

Posted: 8/07/2013

Keywords:

Myopia

Phakic IOLs

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