Combined suture-in-needle and scleral tunnel technique for scleral fixation of intraocular lens
Accepted 2 April 2007.
We describe an intraocular lens (IOL) fixation technique that combines suture-in-needle and scleral tunnel techniques. A 10-0 polypropylene suture is inserted into the barrel of a 27-gauge sharp needle to tie the IOL haptic, and scleral tunnels are created to bury the knots for transscleral IOL fixation. The modification of the traditional scleral fixation technique simplifies the creation of a scleral covering and decreases harmful manipulations of the needle passing through the vitreous cavity.
From the Department of Vitreous and Retina, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
Corresponding author: Quanhong Han, MD, PhD, Department of Vitreous and Retina, Tianjin Eye Hospital, 4#, Gansu Road, Heping District, 300020, Tianjin, China.
Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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