Traumatic pediatric cataract: A decade of follow-up after Artisan aphakia intraocular lens implantation |
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Authors: | Marije L. Sminia MD, Monica Th.P. Odenthal MD, Liesbeth J.J.M. Wenniger-Prick MD, PhD, Nitza Gortzak-Moorstein MD,Hennie J. V lker-Dieben MD, PhD |
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Affiliation: | Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.l.sminia@amc.uva.nl |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: To describe the long-term clinical outcome of Artisan((R)) aphakia intraocular lens (IOL; Ophtec, Groningen, The Netherlands) implantation in five aphakic eyes of five children, without capsular support, after cataract extraction following penetrating ocular trauma. METHODS: The charts of the five children were retrospectively reviewed. The data collected included follow-up time, nature of injury, age at cataract extraction and IOL implantation, visual outcome, endothelial cell counts, complications, and subsequent surgical interventions. RESULTS: Average follow-up was 11.0 years (range, 8.0-14.6 years). All eyes had a corneal perforation with various degrees of anterior segment injury. Mean patient age at lens extraction was 7.8 years (range, 5.6-10.2 years). Mean age at Artisan aphakia IOL implantation was 7.9 years (range, 5.7-10.2 years). The best spectacle-corrected visual acuity at last follow-up was 20/40 or better in four eyes. Mean endothelial cell loss compared with the healthy fellow eye was 40%. No patients experienced IOL dislocation, corneal decompensation, chronic anterior uveitis, cystoid macular edema, or iris atrophy. One eye had a retinal detachment 19 months after primary injury and needed vitreoretinal surgery. CONCLUSIONS: The Artisan aphakia IOL offers a useful alternative for correction of traumatic childhood aphakia. Although we only have results of a small number of patients, taking into account our long follow-up period, we feel that implantation of the Artisan aphakia IOL can be considered a treatment option in aphakic eyes of children that lack capsular support due to trauma. |
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