Ab externo direct suture technique for dislocated intraocular lens.
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.
Chung
Eun Jee
EJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Sodaemun-gu, Shinchon-dong 134, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Kim
Chan Yun
CY
Koh
Hyoung Jun
HJ
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
D011126:Polypropylenes