Scleral fixation of a subluxated intraocular lens-capsular bag complex through a fibrotic continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis

Abstract

Several strategies have been devised to manage in-the-bag intraocular lens (IOL) subluxation. We describe a method of fixating the IOL-capsular bag complex to the sclera using the fibrotic ring that develops around the continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC). Two, preferably 3, double-armed 10-0 polypropylene sutures are passed around the fibrotic CCC rim of the capsule and out the Hoffman scleral pockets and then tied in the scleral tunnels to center the IOL-bag complex. This technique provides an alternative approach to repositioning and fixating the IOL-bag complex that is especially useful in cases in which removal and replacement of the IOL would be difficult. It also provides more than 2-point fixation to achieve perfect IOL centration.

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