title: Fixating dislocated intraocular lens by 25-gauge vitrectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a technique for suturing a dislocated intraocular lens (IOL) with 25-gauge (G) instruments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-comparative interventional case series performed at a single center. Five patients with a dislocated IOL underwent 25-G transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (25G-TSV) with a temporary externalization of the haptics to fixate the IOL. Three IOLs enclosed in the lens capsule were dislocated into the vitreous and removed from the capsule with 25G-TSV using perfluorocarbon liquid. The best-corrected visual acuity and surgical complications resulting from this technique were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all cases, the IOL was fixed stably and remained well positioned. The visual acuity was improved or maintained in all cases. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications except for one eye with a postoperative iris capture of the sutured IOL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate that 25G-TSV is a practical and safe method for fixating a dislocated IOL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. kunikata@oph.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kunikata
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fuse
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult