Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
Address: Rawalpindi
Gulzar Bibi presented to hospital with the complaint of decreased vision and watering since 3 months. She had been using glasses since early childhood and had her last refraction 6 months ago from an optical shop where she was advised with glasses. She was not happy with her thick lensed glasses and wanted to get rid of them.
Gulzar Bibi was also suffering from Thyroid Disease since 16 years and Diabetes Mellitus since last 5 years and was under medication for both.
Slit lamp examination showed B/L RRR pupils with sluggish response and B/L clear cornea with B/L cataract. Fundus Examination revealed B/L Myopic Maculopathy
Patient was advised B/L cataract extraction and prognosis were explained.
Biometry readings obtained were; RE= -6.00D and LE= -5.00.
-2D IOL power less than the biometry readings were advised for both eyes by our ophthalmologist due to high myopia resulting in RE= -4.00D and LE= -3.00D.
