Objective: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, predictability, stability, and complications of the foldable Artiflex iris-fixated intraocular lens (Ophtec BV, Groningen, The Netherlands) for the correction of myopia in phakic eyes.
Design: Prospective, nonrandomized, open-label, multicenter trial.
Participants: Two hundred ninety eyes of 191 patients aged 18 to 60 years with average spherical equivalent of -7.
Purpose: To report the results of cataract surgery after previous implantation of an Artisan iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) for the correction of myopia.
Setting: University center and private practice.
Methods: This study comprised eyes with previous implantation of an iris-fixated pIOL to correct myopia and subsequent pIOL explantation combined with cataract surgery and in-the-bag implantation of a posterior chamber IOL.