A new surgical technique for posterior chamber lens fixation during penetrating keratoplasty in the absence of capsular or zonular support.
A new technique has been developed to implant or exchange an anterior chamber or iris supported lens with a posterior chamber lens during penetrating keratoplasty. The posterior chamber intraocular lens is suspended by suturing the haptics into the ciliary sulcus rather than to the iris.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity