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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020

Secondary Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Fixation Using Flanged Prolene Sutures as an Alternative to an Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Implantation.

Avner Hostovsky, Mark Mandelcorn, Efrem D Mandelcorn

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Limbal mini-pockets for transscleral IOL fixation.Advances in ophthalmology practice and research
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Avner HostovskyDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5724-109X
Mark MandelcornDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Efrem D MandelcornDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University Health Network · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe and evaluate the clinical outcomes of the Flanged Prolene Suture intraocular lens fixation (PIF) technique and compare it to anterior chamber IOL (ACIOL) implantation.

designA retrospective comparative review.

methodsA retrospective comparative review of consecutive patients undergoing secondary IOL implantation was performed. A comparison between patients that had ACIOL and PIF technique was conducted. The main outcome measures were changes in best-corrected visual acuity (VA), IOL position and complications.

resultsIn the study period, fourteen eyes had ACIOL implantation and ten eyes had PIF surgery. VA acuity for both groups combined improved from 1.27 ± 0.65 logMAR preoperatively to 0.84 ± 0.65 logMAR (P<0.0001). Seventeen patients had VA measurements in the year before the IOL dislocation. In those seventeen patients, VA changed from a baseline of 0.90 ± 0.68 to 0.97 ± 0.61 logMAR in the PIF group (p=0.334) and from 0.54 ± 0.27 to 0.85 ± 0.65 logMAR in the ACIOL group (p=0.145). No intraoperative or early postoperative complications were documented in either group. Two (20%) patients in the PIF group developed CME and one patient developed corneal edema. In the ACIOL group, one patient developed significant CME and two patients developed visual significant corneal edema.

conclusionThe PIF technique seems to offer a simple, fast and safe way to fixate an IOL posteriorly. In our experience, the learning curve of the technique is short with a low complication rate and good visual outcomes.

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flangefour-pointIOL fixation

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