A man with severe myopia had low self-esteem since childhood, but he regained his confidence after the surgery

26-year-old Xiao Zhou (pseudonym) had poor eyesight since birth, so he dropped out of school after junior high school and had to work to earn money. As a result, he became introverted and self-abased, which made his mother, Ms. Li (pseudonym), very anxious. At the Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital, Xiao Zhou's eyesight improved through spectacles removal surgery, and he regained his confidence.

Last October, Xiao Zhou and her mother went to the Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital for treatment. After examination, it was found that Xiao Zhou's naked eye vision was only 0.01, and the computer optometry reading was more than 2,000 degrees. According to the examination results, Liu Hongting, chief physician of the hospital's refractive department, said that the best way to correct high myopia for young patients like Xiao Zhou is to undergo ICL lens implantation surgery.

After a detailed preoperative examination, Xiao Zhou's right eye had 2250 degrees of myopia, 125 degrees of astigmatism, corrected visual acuity 0.3, corneal thickness 0.547 mm, anterior chamber depth 3.30 mm, and axial length 32.37 mm; the left eye had 2200 degrees of myopia, 175 degrees of astigmatism, corrected visual acuity 0.3, corneal thickness 0.553 mm, anterior chamber depth 3.22 mm, and axial length 32.03 mm; both eyes had fundus changes with extreme myopia, and there were no obvious contraindications to surgery.

In early October last year, Director Liu Hongting performed ICL surgery on Xiao Zhou's eyes. On the first day after surgery, Xiao Zhou's right eye vision reached 0.15, and the left eye vision reached 0.25. Comprehensive optometry showed that the right eye had 450 degrees of myopia, 50 degrees of astigmatism, and a corrected visual acuity of 0.5, and the left eye had 400 degrees of myopia, 25 degrees of astigmatism, and a corrected visual acuity of 0.5. The degree of astigmatism was significantly reduced compared to before the operation. Six months after the operation, Xiao Zhou underwent three optometry and corneal topography examinations, all of which showed that the situation was stable. In mid-April, Director Liu Hongting performed a precision femtosecond surgery on Xiao Zhou to further correct the residual refractive power.

On the first day after laser surgery, Xiao Zhou's naked eye vision in the right eye reached above 0.5, and in the left eye it reached 0.6, both of which exceeded the best corrected visual acuity expected before surgery. Director Liu Hongting reminded that myopia surgery cannot change fundus lesions. Especially for people with extremely high myopia like Zhou Yang, regular check-ups are needed to observe changes in the fundus and pay close attention to fundus complications.