Transscleral suture fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses through the ciliary sulcus: endoscopic comparison of different suture techniques.

نویسندگان

  • C Althaus
  • R Sundmacher
چکیده

Two technical difficulties exist in transscleral suture fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PCL) in the ciliary sulcus: first, exact needle penetration of the sulcus and second, exact positioning of the PCL haptics in the sulcus. We used, for the first time, intraocular endoscopy to visualize the site of needle penetration and the final location of the haptics in patients. It turned out that with our previously described standard techniques, precision was far less than anticipated. Thus, new technical ways had to be sought to improve the precision of positioning. In secondary implantation, we achieved best results when the needle was passed from the outside before opening the eyeball, taking advantage of a precisely prepared blue-white line. Passing the needle in an already hypotonic eyeball gives much less precise results. In combination with perforating keratoplasty, passing the needle from the inside by feeling one's way into the sulcus with the needle tip gives the best results. Correct positioning of the PCL haptics is at least as difficult as is needle penetration, a fact which up to now has mostly been ignored. More suitable lens designs may offer a solution for this problem. Their clinical value has to be established by intraocular endoscopy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • German journal of ophthalmology

دوره 1 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992