Open AccessHybrid monovision therapy in a patient with retinitis pigmentosa
Author(s) -
Shao Yu Lei,
Chien Liang Wu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.1016/j.tjo.2013.08.001
Subject(s) - retinitis pigmentosa , medicine , ophthalmology , intraocular lenses , optometry , ocular dominance , intraocular lens , retinal , psychology , neuroscience , visual cortex
A 41-year-old female was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) after bilateral implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs). Due to persistent dissatisfaction with her visual performance, she came to our hospital for medical help. We exchanged the multifocal IOL in the dominant eye with a monofocal IOL (hybrid monovision therapy), and the visual inconvenience was alleviated to a large extent. To our knowledge, this is the first case report on the effect of hybrid monovision therapy applied to a patient with RP