[Artificial iris intraocular lenses in aniridia or iris deficiencies].

Purpose: To study artificial iris intraocular lens (IOL) or ring specially designed for correction of aniridia or iris deficiencies associated with cataract or aphakia.

Patients And Method: Nine patients with partial or total aniridia underwent the surgical procedure. A black (Morcher 67F) or brown (Ophtec 311) diaphragm intraocular lens was used for the seven patients with aphakia.