Capsular Tension Segments
CHAPTER 8 CAPSULAR TENSION SEGMENTS Patrick Gooi, MD, FRCSC and Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC Cataract surgery in the setting of severe zonular weakness is challenging, high-risk surgery. Zonular weakness…
Anterior Chamber IOL—Rationale and Results
CHAPTER 53 ANTERIOR CHAMBER IOL RATIONALE AND RESULTS Neel Dave Pasricha, MD and Ayman Naseri, MD The anterior chamber intraocular lens (ACIOL) has been in use since the 1950s….
Sulcus IOL Fixation—My Technique
CHAPTER 18 SULCUS IOL FIXATION MY TECHNIQUE Kevin M. Miller, MD Overview This chapter will describe my approach to passive fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) in the…
Iris Claw IOL Following Subluxated IOL Exchange
CHAPTER 58 IRIS CLAW IOL FOLLOWING SUBLUXATED IOL EXCHANGE Thomas Kohnen, MD, PhD, FEBO Intraocular lenses (IOLs) have been the treatment of aphakia since Harold Ridley first implanted the first…
Bean-Shaped Ring Segments and Bag-in-the-Lens IOL Implantation
CHAPTER 11 BEAN-SHAPED RING SEGMENTS AND BAG–IN–THE-LENS IOL IMPLANTATION Marie-José Tassignon, MD, PhD, FEBO, FEBOS-CR and Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, MD, PhD, FEBO, FEBOS-CR The best place to implant an intraocular…
Iris Suture IOL Fixation
CHAPTER 27 IRIS SUTURE IOL FIXATION Nicole Fram, MD; Samuel Masket, MD; and Steven Naids, MD Malpositioned or dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PCIOLs) are associated with significant visual…
Haptic Tuck for Reverse Optic Capture
CHAPTER 23 HAPTIC TUCK FOR REVERSE OPTIC CAPTURE Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH and Hala Marzouk, MD Posterior capsule tears may occur at many different stages of cataract removal. With…
Capsular Tension Ring Insertion—Pearls and Pitfalls
CHAPTER 4 CAPSULAR TENSION RING INSERTION PEARLS AND PITFALLS Brian Little, BSc, MA, FRCS, FRCOphth, FHEA Capsular tension rings (CTRs) were first used in 1993 in Europe and were approved…
Jacob Paperclip Capsule Stabilizer (Glued Capsular Hook)
CHAPTER 12 JACOB PAPERCLIP CAPSULE STABILIZER (GLUED CAPSULAR HOOK) Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB Subluxated cataracts may be iatrogenic, post-traumatic, or secondary to ocular or systemic conditions. They can be…
Reverse Optic Capture
CHAPTER 24 REVERSE OPTIC CAPTURE Thomas A. Oetting, MS, MD Reverse optic capture can be a very useful IOL fixation technique to salvage a case when the posterior capsule is…
