Iris prosthetic IOL implantation after strabismus surgery and 4-year follow-up in a case of long-standing traumatic aniridia

Abstract

Post-traumatic iris defects, combined with crystalline lens abnormalities, are among the major complications of globe injuries.1 Individuals who lack adequate iris tissue suffer from glare, photophobia, visual field disturbances, and other visual disturbances that can cause social, mental, and psychological problems.2 Such patients suffer from severe visual impairment, secondary to aphakia.3 Herein, I describe an approach for the management of an aphakic, exophoric eye with traumatic aniridia, which was found in a patient who underwent transscleral fixation of an artificial iris prosthetic intraocular lens (IOL), 10 months after strabismus surgery.