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Clinical picture on presentation showing corneal edema, peripheral corneal scarring, aniridia with only a sector of iris tissue remaining temporally, and aphakia.
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Good visual potential of 20/40 was achieved with contact lenses, but the patient could not tolerate contact lens wear (Figure 1).
(a) Morcher aniridia Intraocular Lens of +22 diopters and a 5 mm pupil zone. (b) Clinical picture using retro illumination after the aniridia IOL implantation demonstrating the jet black reflection out side the central optical zone and corneal edema.
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April 2008. A scleral-fixed Morcher AIOL (Figure 2(a)) of +22.0 D power, model 67G, and 5 mm pupil zone was implanted under general anesthesia. This is in order to overcome the hyperopic shift after the DSAEK procedure (Figure 2(b)).
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Broad slit lamb photograph showing clear slightly decentered corneal graft, the aniridia optical zone area surrounded by a black diaphragm of the aniridia implant.
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