To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Cakir and Utine1 regarding the results of combined intracorneal ring (KeraRing; Mediphacos Ltd, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and anterior chamber, iris-fi xated, phakic intraocular lens (IOL) (Artisan/Artifl ex; Ophtec BV, Groningen, The Netherlands) implantation in patients with keratectasia, which appeared in the February 2011 issue of the Journa...

Marfan syndrome, homocystinuria, trauma, and simple ectopia lentis are the most common causes of pediatric lens subluxation. Many patients are best treated with a careful refraction of the phakic or aphakic pupillary axis. For those patients not achieving satisfactory refractive results, endocapsular lensectomy using modern automated vitreous cutting devices is relatively safe and successful. G...

Dear Editor, Berger’s space is a potential compartment that can present behind the crystalline lens but is not open in normal situations. This space is formed by the posterior lens surface and anterior vitreous face and is circumscribed by Weiger’s ligament [1]. Except for some congenital abnormalities, Berger’s space is rarely involved in ocular disease because of vulnerability of structures s...

UNLABELLED We present 3 cases with oculocutaneous albinism in which a high refractive error was optically corrected by implantation of an Artisan iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens, with a follow-up of 8 to 14 years. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

The iris-claw intraocular lens (IOL) was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the correction of refractive disorders. Previous reports are not uniform regarding its potential to induce inflammatory reaction. We report the case of a young healthy patient who experienced persistent and intolerable iritis after implantation of an iris-claw IOL. The iritis was resolved onl...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of angle-supported phakic anterior chamber intraocular lenses in amblyopic adult eyes with very high myopia. METHODS We evaluated 12 eyes in nine patients with very high myopic amblyopia who received angle-supported phakic intraocular lenses (Phakic 6H) and followed them for more than six months. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best-corrected visu...

We report a 24-year-old man with bilateral keratoconus in whom Intacs (Addition Technology, Inc.) were implanted in both eyes. The procedure was followed by Artisan toric phakic intraocular lens (Ophtec) implantation to correct the residual myopic and astigmatic refractive error.