J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2001 Oct;42(10):1500-1503.

Clinical Results of Cataract Operations using Piggy-back Method

Affiliations
  • 1The Institute of Vision Research, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain adequate intraocular lens power during cataract surgery in patients with high myopia or hyperopia, the implantation of two intraocular lenses by the piggy-back method are being widely attempted. Therefore, we report the clinical results of implantation of two intraocular lenses by the piggy-back method.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We illustrate a case of a 62-year old high myopic patient with cataract who received lens insertion of -5.0 diopter and -4.0 diopter piggy-back style in the capsular bag. Also, we illustrate a case of a 7-year old female with congenital cataract who received lens insertion in the capsular bag of +18.0 diopter and +17.0 diopter in the right eye and +17.0 diopter and +16.0 diopter in the left eye.
RESULTS
Postoperative findings at 2 months showed well positioning of both lenses without noticeable complications.

Keyword

Capsular bag; High myopia and hyperopia; Piggy-back intraocular lenses

MeSH Terms

Cataract*
Child
Female
Humans
Hyperopia
Lenses, Intraocular
Middle Aged
Myopia
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