Research Article

Myopic Correction with Iris-Fixated Phakic Intraocular Lenses: Twelve-Year Results

Table 6

Endothelial cell density after the IF pIOL Implantation.

Time after the IF pIOL implantationNumber of eyesECD (cells/mm2)EC loss (%)Corrected EC loss (%)

1 year752430 ± 312 [1421; 3221]6.66.0
2 years612369 ± 262 [1715; 3009]9.38.1
5 years602175 ± 298 [1286; 2937]15.812.8
12 years422091 ± 312 [1196; 2674]19.111.9

IF pIOL: iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens; No. number; ECD: endothelial cells density; EC loss: endothelial cells loss; endothelial cells loss corrected to physiological endothelial cells loss.