title: Non-trans-scleral suture fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses in the absence of posterior capsular support.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a new technique for fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) in the absence of posterior capsule support.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed non-trans-scleral fixation of intraocular lenses on 24 cases (24 eyes) without posterior capsule support. Two scleral flaps with limbal incisions and two peripheral iridectomies were made at 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock positions respectively. A suture-leading needle was used to lead the prolene suture from the limbal incision and iridectomy on one side through the iridectomy and limbal incision on the other side. Intraocular lens (IOL) was then fixed in the ciliary sulcus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After a mean follow-up of 6.6 months (range from 3 to 14 months), corrected visual acuity of 16 cases (16 eyes, 66.7%) got 0.5 or better. Postoperative complications included discoria (4 eyes), surface membrane formation (1 eye), choroidal detachment (1 eye) and tilt of IOL (1 eyes), but all were not severe.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In some situations such as low intraocular pressure, non-penetration scleral fixation may be a good way to implant IOL in the absence of posterior capsule support.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity