Refractive lens exchange with intraocular lens implantation in hyperopic eyes of a patient with Angelman syndrome

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2010 Aug;36(8):1432-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.05.003.

Abstract

We describe a patient with Angelman syndrome with severe developmental delay who was visually impaired by uncorrected high hyperopia and poor control of accommodation. Refractive lens exchange with intraocular lens implantation was performed in both eyes when the patient was 22 years of age. Satisfactory anatomical and functional outcomes were achieved and maintained during 3 years of follow-up. Refractive lens exchange can be useful in patients with severe neurobehavioral disorders in the presence of high refractive error and poor accommodative control.

Financial disclosure: Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angelman Syndrome / complications
  • Angelman Syndrome / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hyperopia / etiology
  • Hyperopia / surgery*
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular*
  • Lens, Crystalline / surgery*
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Visual Acuity
  • Young Adult