Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 962-965, June 2007

Surgical technique for suture fixation of a single-piece hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens in the absence of capsule support

  • Hyun-Sub Oh, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Hyun-Sub Oh, MD, from the Institute of Vision Research (Oh, Kwon), Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, and Siloam Eye Hospital (Chu), Seoul, Korea, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
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  • Young-Kwang Chu, MD
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  • Oh-Woong Kwon, MD

From the Institute of Vision Research (Oh, Kwon), Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, and Siloam Eye Hospital (Chu), Seoul, Korea

Accepted 27 September 2006.

We present a new intraocular lens (IOL) fixation technique that reduces the presence of intraocular knots and eliminates the need for scleral flaps while attaining excellent central positioning of the IOL. It also provides rapid visual rehabilitation from the insertion of a foldable IOL through a small corneal incision. This single-loop suture technique is an easy, convenient, and practical procedure, with minimum complications in the treatment of aphakia and the management of cataract surgery in eyes without capsular support.

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 Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00508-1

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.09.050

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 962-965, June 2007

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