Case Description: Here is a very unusual case! This 62 year old man has a cataract and severe keratoconus with a refraction of -20.00 D, -11.00 D of cylinder, and K readings in the 80s! However, he is a very successful hard contact lens wearer and therefore does not require corneal transplantation. I demonstrate how to improve corneal-induced visualization problems during phaco-IOL surgery, and select an IOL with a power that would leave him approximately emmetropic should he eventually undergo transplantation. In the meantime he will remain a successful hard contact lens wearer with improved vision because of the cataract extraction.
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2022 Videos
Episode 84: Pseudoexfoliation, Miotic Pupil and Moderate Zonular Laxity
An eye with pseudoexfoliation exhibits moderate zonular laxity and a small pupil that requires enlargement. The options (capsule tension ring, capsule retractors, or a manual
December 15, 2022
