title: In-the-bag posterior chamber lens implantation.
abstract: I designed a forceps for inserting intraocular lenses after cataract extraction and then studied the results of using this forceps in 122 cases. Seventy-eight percent of the IOLs were found to be successfully implanted in the capsular bag in 110 eyes examined up to 12 months after surgery. Visual acuity of 20/40 or better was achieved in 87% of patients. Postoperative complications were few and did not adversely affect visual acuity in the long term.
authors.affiliation: Whipps Cross Hospital Eye Unit, Liverpool, England.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014792:Visual Acuity