BACKGROUND: Phakic IOLs are currently under clinical investigation for the correction of high @entity1714 with acceptable postoperative refractive results. Although daytime vision is usually very good some @entity1 complain of @entity227 , described as glare and halos, during the night time, leading to difficulties in driving vehicles. @entity1 AND METHODS: The quality of vision after phakic IOL surgery was investigated pre- and postoperatively using various tests for objective measurements of glare and halo in 40 @entity735 (-9.0 to -20.0 D). Based on the implanted phakic IOL, eyes were divided into 4 groups of 10 eyes each where an Artisan 5.0 was implanted, an Artisan 6.0, a NuVita, and an ICL. RESULTS: All @entity1 were happy with the postoperative refractive outcome and during daytime no visual discomfort was reported. In contrast, most @entity1 reported @entity227 during dim light conditions and at night time, described as glare and halos. The objective measurements showed in most eyes increased glare and halos which was most prominent in eyes with an ICL, followed by the NuVita IOL. In contrast, @entity1 with an Artisan 6.0 reported significantly less glare and halo problems. CONCLUSIONS: All currently available phakic IOLs, in particular the ICL and the NuVita lead to a decreased visual performance during night time. Therefore, this phenomenon must be explained to the @entity1 prior to surgery. An increase in the size of the optic should lead to an improvement with reduction of postoperative glare and halos.

[Glare and halos after "phakic IOL". Surgery for the correction of high XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity735 :: ('MESH:D005124', 'Disease') :: ['myopic eyes'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual disturbances'] @entity1714 :: ('MESH:D009216', 'Disease') :: ['myopia']
@entity1714 :: (MESH:D009216,Disease) :: ['myopia']
