Loss of fixation in hydrophilic IOLs sulcus

Session Details

Session Title: Presented Poster Session: Cataract Surgery Complications and Management II

Session Date/Time: Saturday 05/09/2015 | 15:00-16:30

Paper Time: 15:30

Venue: Poster Village: Pod 1

First Author: : R.Quintana SPAIN

Co Author(s): :    I. Cardemil   M. Navarro           

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To expose 3 cases with loss of stability in hidrofilic lenses fixed with prolene sutures.

Setting:

Hospital Clínic. Barcelona Oftalmologia Consulting

Methods:

3 patients come to office with subluxated hidrofilic iols. We reattached the iols with prolene 10.0 suture to the sulcus passing across two eyelets of the iols. In this 3 cases the suture pass across the material with the consequence of subluxation of the iol again.

Results:

All three cases must be reoperated and re-exange the iol by a pmma iol sutured to sulcus.

Conclusions:

Hidrofilic iols will not be apropiate to suture in sulcus with prolene suture

Financial Interest:

NONE