Pearce-style posterior chamber lenses.
The Pearce-style iris suture and sutureless lenses are described. Insertion of these lenses in 439 eyes yielded good visual results with a high degree of patient satisfaction. With the exception of forty (9.1%) eyes which required discissions, the complication rate was low. The absence of pupillary block glaucoma indicates that peripheral iridectomies are not necessary with Pearce lens styles. Use of the sutureless lens simplifies implant surgery, however, only time will show if it also reduces the complication rate.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013537:Sutures
D011126:Polypropylenes; D011098:Polyglactin 910