title: One-year outcomes of eyes treated with a sutureless scleral fixation technique for intraocular lens placement or rescue.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the 1 year results of a novel surgical technique for sutureless scleral fixation of a 3-piece intraocular lens.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective consecutive series of patients who underwent sutureless scleral fixation of a three-piece intraocular lens. All patients were required to have at least 1 year of follow-up to be included in the series. Outcomes data were obtained and treated with simple statistical analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 24 patients were included in the study population. The average age was 75 years (range, 44-87). Short-term complications were few and included vitreous hemorrhage (n = 2), elevated intraocular pressure (n = 1), and hypotony (n = 1). Long-term complications included intraocular lens dislocation (n = 3) and cystoid macular edema (n = 1). Mean visual acuity improved from logMAR 1.30 (Snellen 20/399) to 0.52 (Snellen 20/66) at 1 year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This novel technique for sutureless scleral fixation of a three-piece intraocular lens was well-tolerated 1 year after surgery.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey; and †Department of Ophthalmology, NJ Retina, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wilgucki
authors.forename: H Matthew
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Wheatley
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feiner
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ferrone
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Prenner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology