title: New posterior chamber lens with open circular haptic for a small capsular opening: preliminary report.
abstract: This report describes a single-piece poly-(methyl methacrylate) posterior chamber lens for implantation through a small capsular opening. It has open circular loops with an eyelet at each loop end. The optic is 6 mm in diameter and the overall diameter of the intraocular lens (IOL) is 11 mm. The lens diameter can be reduced to 7 mm by grasping the eyelets at both open loop ends with a specially designed holding forceps. The IOL is inserted in the capsular bag after circular capsulorhexis or through a linear capsulotomy in the intercapsular technique. This IOL is adaptable to a small capsular opening and maintains the usual shape of the capsular bag, similar to a disc lens.
authors.affiliation: Nishi Eye Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013552:Swine; D014792:Visual Acuity