Trindade F, Pereira F
São Geraldo Eye Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 1998 Dec;24(12):1661-3. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(98)80361-1.
Posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (PCP IOL) implantation is an emerging refractive procedure. We report a case of cataract formation 6 months after uneventful implantation of a Staar PCP IOL to correct high myopia. Visual recovery was achieved after explantation of the phakic IOL and phacoemulsification with implantation of a foldable IOL through the same unenlarged self-sealing corneal incision.