title: Sulcus fixated posterior chamber lenses with and without suture in cases lacking capsular support.
abstract: In a prospective study ten commercially available anterior chamber lenses with S-shaped haptics and multipoint support were implanted into the posterior chamber in cases of secondary lens implantation after intracapsular cataract operation. The lenses were trans-sclerally fixed by two sutures through the ciliary sulcus. They showed more immediate stability than ten C-loop posterior chamber lenses of a control group and remained firmly fixed without complications during a follow-up of up to 54 months. To overcome the disadvantages of suture fixation a sutureless sulcus self-fixation PCL was developed and implanted into six eyes with special indications. After more than one year of follow-up no late adverse reaction was noted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hennekes
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000295:instrumentation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity