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…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
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…
Henderson Capsular Tension Ring
CHAPTER 5 HENDERSON CAPSULAR TENSION RING Brett P. Bielory, MD and Bonnie An Henderson, MD Background (Capsular Tension Ring Modifications) Capsular tension rings (CTRs) are curvilinear, horseshoe-shaped, polymethylmethacrylate or silicone…
Posterior Capsulorrhexis to Prevent or Manage IOL Complications
CHAPTER 20 POSTERIOR CAPSULORRHEXIS TO PREVENT OR MANAGE IOL COMPLICATIONS Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH and Hala Marzouk, MD Posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (PCCC) is a technique that uses the…
IOL Power Calculation With Sulcus or Noncapsular Fixation
CHAPTER 60 IOL POWER CALCULATION WITH SULCUS OR NONCAPSULAR FIXATION Warren E. Hill, MD, FACS The most common scenario where standard capsular fixation is not possible follows a large,…
