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…
Capsular Anchor for Surgical Management of Subluxated Lenses
CHAPTER 10 CAPSULAR ANCHOR FOR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUBLUXATED LENSES Ehud I. Assia, MD and Michael E. Snyder, MD Subluxation of the lens, either the natural crystalline lens or an…
Capsular Membrane Suture Fixation of IOLs
CHAPTER 25 CAPSULAR MEMBRANE SUTURE FIXATION OF IOLS Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH and Hala Marzouk, MD There has been tremendous progress in cataract surgery since intraocular lens (IOL) implantation…
Complications of Double-Needle Flanged Intrascleral Haptic Fixation
CHAPTER 50 COMPLICATIONS OF DOUBLE-NEEDLE FLANGED INTRASCLERAL HAPTIC FIXATION Jason Jones, MD Implanting an intraocular lens (IOL) in the absence of capsule support is complex surgery with many different…
