title: Ab externo direct suture technique for dislocated intraocular lens.
abstract: We describe a scleral fixation technique that uses an ab externo direct suture through the eyelet of a dislocated intraocular lens (IOL). This modified technique may provide an easy and effective way to reposition a dislocated posterior chamber IOL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Sodaemun-gu, Shinchon-dong 134, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jee
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Chan Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyoung Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012086:Reoperation; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes