Cataract surgery in megalocornea. Comparison of 2 surgical approaches in a single patient

Ehud I. Assia; Fani Segev; Adi Michaeli

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.06.043

Cataract surgery in megalocornea. Comparison of 2 surgical approaches in a single patient

Ehud I. Assia, Fani Segev, Adi Michaeli^*

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Meir Hospital Sapir Medical Center

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We describe the outcome of cataract surgery in both eyes of a patient with megalocornea. Phacoemulsification through a scleral tunnel resulted in wound leak; the clear corneal incision was more stable. Using conventional IOL power calculation may result in significant hyperopia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2042-2046
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Volume	35
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.06.043
State	Published - Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

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