Cataract Surgery With Primary Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Implantation in Nanophthalmos

Abstract

A 56-year-old Asian woman with nanophthalmos and cataract in the right eye underwent extracapsular cataract extraction with primary posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation of +31.0 D. Intraoperatively, there was severe vitreous upthrust; however, there was no vitreous loss and the lens could be placed in the posterior chamber. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful except for a moderate degree of coagulum over the lens. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/80. The patient required YAG capsulotomy one year later. Her intraocular pressure was under control without any medication. With appropriate precautionary measures, primary posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation can be performed in nanophthalmic eyes with a favorable visual outcome.