Flanged intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with scleral pockets - A modification of flanged IOL technique (E-Flanged IOL) for secondary lens implantation

• Published in: Indian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 1047 - 1050
• Main Authors: Agrawal, Hitesh, Tyagi, Mudit, Agarwal, Komal, Rani, Padmaja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.03.2022; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Acuity; Adult; Complications; flanged iol; haptic exposure; Humans; Intraocular lenses; iol tilting; Lens Implantation, Intraocular - methods; Lenses, Intraocular; Postoperative; Postoperative Complications - surgery; postoperative hypotony; Retrospective Studies; Sclera - surgery; scleral embedding; secondary iol; Surgical Technique; Suture Techniques; Visual Acuity; Young Adult; Flanged IOL; haptic exposure; postoperative hypotony; IOL tilting; scleral embedding; secondary IOL

The current technique for implanting flanged intraocular lens (IOL) suffers from complications like haptic exposure and tilting of the implanted IOL. We describe a modification of the currently described technique to obviate its shortcomings. Five eyes of five patients with a minimum of 1 year of fo...