Phakic Intraocular Lenses For Correction Of High Myopia And Hyperopia

Reham Fawzy Abd -Elrazik Elshinnawy;

Abstract


The past 10-to15 years have seen an explosion in refractive surgery technology that has benefited thousands of patients.


PIOLs have been under development since the introduction of IOL implants for the correction 'of aphakia in the 1950s. Modern PIOLs include the iris fixated anterior chamber lens developed by Worst and
L_ Fechner, Anterior chamber angle fixated lenses designed by Baikoff, and the posterior chamber ciliary
sulcus fixated lens by Fyodorov.


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Since 1997,many different models of anterior chamber phakic implants have developed. They were based on the Kelman multiflex implant that has proven effective in the treatment of aphakia; the implants developed have been the ZB, ZB5M and most recently the NuVita MA20.


The posterior chamber plate haptic lens was designed by Fyodorov and the current design is the Implantable Contact Lens manufactured of Collamer.


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Title Phakic Intraocular Lenses For Correction Of High Myopia And Hyperopia
Other Titles زرع العدسات داخل العين ذات العدسة البلورية لتصحيح قصر النظر وطول النظر الشديدين
Authors Reham Fawzy Abd -Elrazik Elshinnawy
Issue Date 2001

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