M.D. Prompt surgery and early visual rehabilitation are required to produce optimal visual results when an amblyogenic abnormality of the crystalline lens occurs.
Postoperative rehabilitation requires immediate refractive correction.
When an aphakic contact lens is prescribed, accuracy of fit and power is essential. We studied the accuracy of using two different methods to calculate aphakic contact lens power in two consecutive groups of patients. Patients undergoing trial lens fitting were excluded from the study. In Group 1, representing l9 aphakic eyes in 16 patients, contact lens power was assessed by post- operative retinoscopy. In Group 2, representing l9 aphakic eyes in l5 patients, power of the contact lens was calculated using a regression formula, after preoperative axial length measurements were obtained under general anesthesia.