Opaque iris claw lens in a phakic eye to correct acquired diplopia

• Published in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 137 - 138
• Main Authors: Landesz, M., Worst, J.G.F., Van Rij, G., Houtman, W.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.01.1997; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Anterior Chamber - surgery; Biological and medical sciences; Cell Count; Diplopia - etiology; Diplopia - physiopathology; Diplopia - surgery; Endothelium, Corneal - cytology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Iris - surgery; Lens, Crystalline; Lenses, Intraocular; Male; Medical sciences; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; Vision, Binocular; Human; Endothelial cell; Cornea; Acquired; Vision disorder; Implantation; Specular microscopy; Eye disease; Surgery; Unilateral; Diplopia; Intraocular lens; Comparative study

A 25-year-old man had diplopia caused by abducens nerve paresis on both sides after cranial injury. Because of the patient's reports of persistent diplopia after surgical correction, a specially manufactured, tinted iris claw lens was implanted in the left eye, with the crystalline lens in situ...