title: Secondary in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation following removal of Soemmering ring contents.
abstract: We describe a technique for removing and replacing a problematic sulcus intraocular lens (IOL) in the presence of a thick, large Soemmering ring and implanting a secondary IOL in the bag. This is accomplished by creating a new capsulotomy peripheral to the fibrosed original capsule opening, removing the secondary cataract, and placing the haptics of the IOL in the bag.
authors.affiliation: Gimbel Eye Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. hvgimbel@gimbel.com <hvgimbel@gimbel.com>
authors.forename: Howard V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Gimbel
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venkataraman
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity