A long-term clinical outcome of Hoffmann pocket four-point scleral fixated intraocular lens implantation combined with penetrating keratoplasty - A single corneal surgeon's report.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze retrospectively the outcomes of Hoffmann pocket scleral fixated intraocular lens implantation combined with penetrating keratoplasty at a tertiary institute by a single corneal surgeon.

Methods

Forty-two eyes of 42 patients, aged between 11 and 84 years, had a mean follow-up of 2 ± 2.216 years. Overall, five (11.9%) had congenital and 37 had acquired pathology, 15 were pseudophakic, 23 were aphakic, and four were phakic. The commonest indication was trauma in 19 (45.2%), and 21 had previous multiple surgeries including five retinal procedures.

Results

The grafts were clear in 20 (47.6%), they failed in 20, three had acute rejection, three were ectatic, two had infection, one had persistent edema, and one had endophthalmitis. The mean log of minimum

SUBMITTER: Narayanan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10491041 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature