Explantation of a foldable silicone intraocular lens.
OBJECTIVE
We used a novel technique for explanting an improperly oriented silicone intraocular lens.


METHODS
The elastomeric property of silicone was used to deform the optic and remove the intraocular lens in one piece.


RESULTS
We explanted a flexible intraocular lens without compromising the integrity of the original wound, posterior lens capsule, or corneal endothelium.


CONCLUSIONS
The technique offers a superior means of intraocular lens explantation while retaining the benefits of small-incision cataract surgery.
Batlan
S J
SJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Dodick
J M
JM
D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013537:Sutures
D012826:Silicone Elastomers