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Phakic implant for cosmetic treatment of leukocoria

Session Details

Session Title: Phakic IOL Implantation I

Session Date/Time: Tuesday 08/10/2013 | 14:00-16:00

Paper Time: 15:48

Venue: Main Lecture Hall (Ground Floor)

First Author: : F.Trindade BRAZIL

Co Author(s): :    B. Trindade   C. Trindade           

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To evaluate safety and efficacy of phakic implant for the treatment of leukocoria in a case of white cataract in a blind eye.

Setting:

CT Eye Institute Belo Horizonte Brazil

Methods:

A black PMMA phakic implant was customized to be implanted in a 22-year old white female. It had an overall length of 12.8 mm, optic diameter of 6.5 mm, haptic-optic angulation of 8 degrees. The implant had a thickness of 0.2 mm, a convex/concave profile with anterior curvature radius of 10.4 mm and a posterior curvature radius of 10.2 mm, the latter resembling the one of the crystalline lens.

Results:

Implantation in the sulcus was uneventful and leukocoria was totally blocked rendering extreme satisfaction to the patient.

Conclusions:

Phakic black PMMA implant can be inserted in the sulcus to cosmetically correct leukocoria from white cataract.

Financial Interest:

NONE