Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1246-1249, August 2008

Secondary in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation following removal of Soemmering ring contents

  • Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH, FRCSC

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Howard V. Gimbel, MD, Gimbel Eye Centre, 450, 4935–40 Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3A 2N1.
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  • Arvind Venkataraman, MD

From the Gimbel Eye Centre (Gimbel, Venkataraman), Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and the Department of Ophthalmology (Gimbel), Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Gimbel), University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

Accepted 8 March 2008.

We describe a technique for removing and replacing a problematic sulcus intraocular lens (IOL) in the presence of a thick, large Soemmering ring and implanting a secondary IOL in the bag. This is accomplished by creating a new capsulotomy peripheral to the fibrosed original capsule opening, removing the secondary cataract, and placing the haptics of the IOL in the bag.

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

PII: S0886-3350(08)00534-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.03.046

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1246-1249, August 2008

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