Off-Label Use of Phakic Intraocular Lens with a “Piggyback” Technique

Conclusion: This case demonstrates the successful off-label use of a phakic IOL in a pseudophakic, highly myopic patient with a piggyback technique, resulting in improved visual acuity and ultimately allowing IOL placement in the fellow eye for emmetropia. This off-label use of pIOL can offer ophthalmologists an alternative option for pseudophakic patents with severe refractive error.Case Rep Ophthalmol 2018;9:465 –472
Source: Case Reports in Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research