title: Bisecting a foldable acrylic intraocular lens for explantation.
abstract: We describe a method of explanting an implanted foldable acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) through a small incision at the time of primary implantation without enlarging the original small incision. This method of bisecting foldable IOLs in the anterior chamber is safe and preserves the advantages of the original small incision.
authors.affiliation: New England Eye Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Lindsey
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Soukiasian
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates; D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates