Objective:

To characterize the refractive outcomes of implanting a posterior chamber foldable intraocular lens sutured to the iris in aphakia without or with inadequate capsular support.

Methods:

A descriptive, prospective and longitudinal study was carried out, including 30 patients (30 eyes) followed up for a period of one year, from September 2019 to September 2021, after being implanted a posterior chamber intraocular lens sutured to the iris in aphakia. Complete ophthalmologic examination was performed and variables were assessed, such as best visual acuity without correction, with correction, refractive results, intraocular pressure, induced astigmatism, cell density and complications.

Results:

The best visual acuity without correction in the preoperative period was 93.3 % (<0.1) and 0.66 with correction; while one-year postoperative visual acuity was 0.493 and 0.890, respectively. Preoperative intraocular pressure was 20.7 mmHg, while it was 19.7 mmHg at one year. Preoperatively cell density was 1755.7 cells/mm2, and it was 1363.8 cells/mm2 at one year it; while in well-corrected patients, it was 73.4% at one month postoperatively and 70% at one year. Postoperative induced astigmatism at one year was -0.51 D.

Conclusions:

Both uncorrected and corrected visual acuity improve after implantation of a posterior chamber foldable intraocular lens sutured to the iris in aphakia without or with inadequate capsular support. Well-corrected patients predominate, with no change in intraocular pressure, while the most frequent complication was corneal edema.