title: Closed-chamber haptic reexternalization for posteriorly displaced sclerotomy and inadequate haptic tuck in glued posterior chamber intraocular lenses.
abstract: The glued posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) requires externalization of a sufficient length of both haptics to obtain an adequate intrascleral tuck, which is vital for stable IOL fixation. One cause of a decreased length of externalized haptic may be a sclerotomy that is inadvertently placed posteriorly. We describe a technique to handle this situation by creating a fresh sclerotomy anterior to the first one, followed by internalizing the haptic and reexternalizing it through the new sclerotomy.
  
  
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  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors: From Dr. Agarwal Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, India.
authors: Soosan
authors: S
authors: Jacob
authors: From Dr. Agarwal Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, India. Electronic address: dragarwal@vsnl.com.
authors: Amar
authors: A
authors: Agarwal
authors: From Dr. Agarwal Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, India.
authors: Athiya
authors: A
authors: Agarwal
authors: From Dr. Agarwal Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, India.
authors: Smita
authors: S
authors: Narasimhan
mesh_terms: D060437:Artificial Lens Implant Migration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D012599:Sclerostomy / Q000379:methods*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives