Iris Claw IOL Fixation—Rationale and Results
CHAPTER 56 IRIS CLAW IOL FIXATION RATIONALE AND RESULTS Jose L. Güell, MD, PhD; Paula Verdaguer, MD, PhD; Daniel Elies, MD; Felicidad Manero, MD; Oscar Gris, MD, PhD; and Merce…
Modified Cow-Hitch Suture Fixation
CHAPTER 34 MODIFIED COW-HITCH SUTURE FIXATION Alison Fraenkel, BBiomedSc, MBBS, MScMed(OphthSc) and Lawrence Lee, MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS The modified cow-hitch suture fixation described here is a technique that was developed…
The Artisan Iris Claw Lens for Anterior Iris Fixation
CHAPTER 57 THE ARTISAN IRIS CLAW LENS FOR ANTERIOR IRIS FIXATION Kenneth J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS and Nandini Venkateswaran, MD Why the Artisan Aphakia Lens? Conventional, anterior chamber angle-supported…
Anterior Chamber IOL Complications and Management
CHAPTER 55 ANTERIOR CHAMBER IOL COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT Marjan Farid, MD and Allison R. Jarstad, DO The anterior chamber intraocular lens (ACIOL) implant was introduced in 1952 as the original…
Yamane Double-Needle Stabilizer
Figure 71-1. Yamane Double-Needle Stabilizer (G-31496 for 30-gauge needles/G-31497 for 27-gauge needles). (Reprinted with permission from Geuder AG.) Figure 71-2. Details of the needle stabilizer. (Reprinted with permission from Geuder…
Anterior Vitrectomy Pearls
CHAPTER 64 ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY PEARLS D. Brian Kim, MD Advanced intraocular lens (IOL) fixation is predicated on several important steps, one of which is anterior vitrectomy. Anterior segment surgeons have…
IOL Placement Following Anterior or Posterior Capsule Tears
CHAPTER 16 IOL PLACEMENT FOLLOWING ANTERIOR OR POSTERIOR CAPSULE TEARS David F. Chang, MD Cataract surgeons must always be prepared to manage unexpected anterior or posterior capsule tears. In addition…
Corneoscleral Pocket Technique
CHAPTER 30 CORNEOSCLERAL POCKET TECHNIQUE Richard S. Hoffman, MD; I. Howard Fine, MD; Annette Chang Sims, MD; and Janet M. Lim, MD, MBA Stabilization of a decentered or subluxated intraocular…
Phaco Strategies With Zonulopathy
CHAPTER 1 PHACO STRATEGIES WITH ZONULOPATHY David F. Chang, MD Weak zonules complicate every step of the cataract procedure and challenge surgeons to diagnose and manage intraoperative zonulopathy (Figure 1-1).1–10…
Techniques for Sulcus Fixation of Single-Piece Acrylate IOLs
CHAPTER 36 TECHNIQUES FOR SULCUS FIXATION OF SINGLE-PIECE ACRYLATE IOLS Kenneth J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS and Nandini Venkateswaran, MD Most, if not all, intraocular lenses (IOLs) available in the…
