AIM: To compare the corrected vision and improvement of visual quality after wearing rigid gas permeable corneal lens(RGPCL)or spectacles in aphakic patients.

METHODS: We selected 29 aphakic patients(29 eyes)caused by different reasons wearing RGPCL and spectacle. The corrected vision, eye condition and visual quality were observed and all patients were followed up for 6mo.

RESULTS: RGPCL was better than spectacle on corrected vision(P<0.05). The patients who wore RGPCL for long had no corneal complications reported. The patients who wore RGPCL had better subjective visual quality than those wore spectacle.

CONCLUSION: RGPCL is a good choice for correcting high myopia and astigmatism for aphakic patients. The patients' compliance is good. Wearing RGPL long has high safety for patients' ocular surface.