DOI: 10.1590/S0034-72802009000300011
The purpose of this article is to review the data on the scientific literature on refractive lens exchange considering the advantages, disadvantages and the risks involved on this procedure, taking under consideration each type of ametropia.
Keywords: Crystalline; Lens implantation, intraocular; Phacoemulsification; Refractive errors;; Refractive surgical precedures