title: Intravitreal phacoemulsification with pars plana vitrectomy and posterior chamber intraocular lens suture fixation for dislocated crystalline lenses.
abstract: This technique to manage a dislocated crystalline lens comprises intravitreal phacoemulsification with transscleral suture fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). The dislocated lens in the vitreous cavity is removed using a standard phaco handpiece with the assistance of a fiber-optic light pipe. Then, the IOL is implanted. The technique was used in 10 eyes of 8 patients with lens luxation or subluxation. The postoperative best corrected visual acuity was 20/25 or better except in 1 eye, and no serious complications were observed. Increased intraocular pressure before surgery in 4 eyes was normalized in 3 eyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Yamanashi Medical University, Yamanashi, Japan. mimai@res.yamanashi-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*