Abstract:Abstract: Objective To explore the impact of posterior scleral staphyloma on the postoperative stability of artificial lenses in highly myopic patients with cataracts. Methods A total of 57 cases (63 eyes) of highly myopic patients with cataracts who underwent phacoemulsification combined with artificial intraocular lens implantation were divided into two groups based on whether there was posterior scleral staphyloma: 26 cases (28 eyes) with concurrent posterior scleral staphyloma were included in the Study Group, and 31 cases (35 eyes) with isolated cataract accompanied by high myopia were included in the Control Group. The preoperative axis oculi, postoperative axis oculi at 3 months, distance from the posterior capsule of the crystalline lens to the retina in the central zone, anterior chamber depth, corneal curvature, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mean absolute refractive error (MAE), eccentricity of the artificial intraocular lens bag, and tilt angle were compared between the two groups. Results The Study Group had the axis oculi before and at 3 months after operation, and BCVA, logMAR, MAE, horizontal and vertical tilt angle and anterior chamber depth at 3 months after operation all higher than the Control Group (P<0.01 or 0.05). Conclusion Special attention should be paid to the stability of the artificial intraocular lens during cataract surgery in patients with high myopia combined with posterior scleral staphyloma