Successful toric intraocular lens implantation in a patient with induced cataract and astigmatism after posterior chamber toric phakic intraocular lens implantation: a case report

• Main Authors: Kamiya Kazutaka, Nakamura Akio, Miyake Hideyuki, Nishimoto Hiroyuki, Shimizu Kimiya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2012-04-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Case Reports
• Online Access: http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/109

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We report the case of a patient in whom simultaneous toric phakic intraocular lens removal and phacoemulsification with toric intraocular lens implantation were beneficial for reducing pre-existing astigmatism and acquiring good visual outcomes in eyes with implantable collamer lens-induced cataract and astigmatism.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 53-year-old woman had undergone toric implantable collamer lens implantation three years earlier. After informed consent was obtained, we performed simultaneous toric implantable collamer lens removal and phacoemulsification with toric intraocular lens implantation. Preoperatively, the manifest refraction was 0, -0.5 × 15, with an uncorrected visual acuity of 0.7 and a best spectacle-corrected visual acuity of 0.8. Postoperatively, the manifest refraction was improved to 0, -0.5 × 180, with an uncorrected visual acuity of 1.2 and a best spectacle-corrected visual acuity of 1.5. No vision-threatening complications were observed.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Toric intraocular lens implantation may be a good surgical option for the correction of spherical and cylindrical errors in eyes with implantable collamer lens-induced cataract and astigmatism.</p>