Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1146-1149, July 2009

Surgical technique for small-incision intraocular lens exchange

From the Department of Ophthalmology, 417 Army Share Fund Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received 17 November 2008; received in revised form 1 February 2009; accepted 2 February 2009.

We present a simple, effective technique to remove an intraocular lens (IOL) via a very small incision (2.2 mm). After the IOL is carefully removed from the capsular bag, into the anterior chamber, 2 radial incisions, 35 degrees to 50 degrees apart, are made with a Vannas scissors. This results in 2 IOL pieces (maximum width of 2.70 mm) that can be easily explanted through the unenlarged small clear corneal incisions (2.2 mm) in use today.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00386-1

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.02.036

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1146-1149, July 2009

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