PURPOSE:
To assess the long-term correction of moderate to high myopia using a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens with a central port design.
METHODS:
Uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuities, refraction, intraocular pressure (IOP), endothelial cell density (ECD), vault, and adverse events over a 5-year period were evaluated retrospectively.
RESULTS:
A total of 147 eyes (83 patients) were evaluated. Mean postoperative UDVA and CDVA were 0.05 ± 0.11 and 0.02 ± 0.08 logMAR at 1 year and 0.13 ± 0.18 and 0.02 ± 0.09 logMAR at 5 years, respectively. More than 95% of eyes achieved CDVA of 20/25 or better at both follow-up periods. CDVA was unchanged or improved from one to three or more lines in all eyes. Preoperatively, mean spherical equivalent (SE) was −9.20 ± 3.02 diopters (D). At 1 year, the mean SE was −0.17 ± 0.26 D, with 91.53% of eyes within ±0.50 D and 100% of eyes within ±1.00 D of the target. At 5 years, the mean SE was −0.44 ± 0.47 D, with 67.4% of eyes within ±0.50 D and 90.1% of eyes within ±1.00 D of the target. Mean IOP was 12.74 ± 1.65 and 13.0 ± 2.03 mm Hg, at 1 and 5 years, respectively. No significant rise in IOP (> 20 mm Hg) occurred during the follow-up period. Mean ECD was 2,696 ± 358 and 2,645 ± 359 cells/mm
2
at 1 and 5 years, respectively, representing a non-significant loss of 0.43% from preoperative values (
P
= .304). Mean vault changed significantly from 398 ± 187 µm at 1 year to 340 ± 163 µm at 5 years (
P
< .001). No intraoperative or postoperative complications or adverse events occurred during the follow-up period.
CONCLUSIONS:
The good long-term outcomes found in this study support the use of this lens with a central port design for the correction of moderate to high myopia.
[
J Refract Surg
. 2019;35(3):169–176.]
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