%0 Journal Article
%T Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Combined with an Artiflex Iris-Fixated Anterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation in a Patient with Progressive Keratoconus
%A Nauman Hashmani
%A Roha Saeed Memon
%A Sharif Hashmani
%J Archive of "Case Reports in Ophthalmology".
%D 2017
%R 10.1159/000480728
%X We present here the case of a 24-year-old male who experienced progressive keratoconus and vision loss which adversely affected his ability to carry out everyday tasks. This landed him in the Hashmanis Hospital for consultation. He had a preoperative best corrected visual acuity of 6/12. He underwent multiple Oculus Pentacam examinations, which showed progressive keratoconus. Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) was performed to stabilize his cornea and, subsequently, an Artiflex anterior chamber iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens (ACIF-PIOL) was implanted to alleviate his refractive errors. The patient achieved a postoperative uncorrected visual acuity of 6/12. This report shows that CXL combined with ACIF-PIOL can be safe and effective in those with progressive keratoconus
%K Refractive surgery
%K Keratoconus
%K Corneal cross-linking
%K Phakic intraocular lens
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5662956/