Verisyse/Artiflex comparison

For young patients with high ametropia (myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism), phakic intraocular lenses may be an option. We have working since 1996 with the Artisan lens, an iris-claw fixated intraocular lens. The reasons to work with this phakic IOL are its location into the eye, far away of the corneal endothelium but avoiding the posterior chamber. On the other hand, Artisan IOL has a larger optical zone than other anterior chamber phakic IOL's for the same range of correction. Centration over the pupil is possible with its fixation in descentered pupils and probably in the near future as a laser adjustable len…