title: Long-term results using scleral-fixated posterior chamber intraocular lenses.
abstract: Transscleral ciliary sulcus fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) is a technique for managing complicated cataract surgery, secondary IOL implantation, and IOL exchange. We performed a retrospective review of 32 patients who had a minimum of six months and a mean of 13.3 months follow-up after transscleral ciliary sulcus fixation of a posterior chamber IOL. In 30 patients, vision was maintained or improved following surgery. Complications were not uncommon; they were visually significant in three patients and necessitated a reoperation for late subluxation of the IOL in one other patient. Although the long-term visual results are encouraging, the postoperative complication rate of scleral-fixated posterior chamber IOLs is between that of posterior chamber IOLs inserted when the posterior capsule is intact and that of closed-loop anterior chamber IOLs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCluskey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harrisberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity