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. 2020 May;40(5):833-837.
doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002456.

ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF A NOVEL SURGICAL APPROACH FOR FIXATION OF A POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS USING GORE-TEX SUTURE

Alyssa C Bonnell  1 , Dimosthenis Mantopoulos  1   2 , Howard F Fine  1   2 , Sumit P Shah  1   2 , H Matthew Wheatley  1   2 , Jonathan L Prenner  1   2
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ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF A NOVEL SURGICAL APPROACH FOR FIXATION OF A POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS USING GORE-TEX SUTURE

Alyssa C Bonnell et al. Retina. 2020 May.

Abstract

Purpose: To report the 1-year outcomes of a novel surgical technique for the fixation of a CZ70BD intraocular lens with Gore-Tex suture using cow-hitch knots.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 15 patients (13 men and 2 women) who underwent fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens with Gore-Tex suture was performed. Short- and long-term outcomes data were collected 1 month and 1 year after surgery, respectively.

Results: Fourteen of the 15 patients met inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. Mean visual acuity improved significantly from Snellen 20/491 preoperatively to Snellen 20/59 at postoperative month 12 (P = 0.002). The most common short-term complications included increased intraocular pressure (n = 6) and cystoid macular edema (n = 4). The most common long-term complications included increased intraocular pressure (n = 2) and iris capture of the intraocular lens (n = 2).

Conclusions: One-year outcome data suggest that this technique is a reasonable surgical option for secondary intraocular lens placement in patients who lack capsular support.

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    Bonnell AC, Mantopoulos D, Fine HF, Shah SP, Wheatley HM, Prenner JL. Bonnell AC, et al. Retina. 2021 Sep 1;41(9):e67-e68. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003246. Retina. 2021. PMID: 34190724 No abstract available.
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    Ogawa GSH, Snyder ME. Ogawa GSH, et al. Retina. 2021 Sep 1;41(9):e66-e67. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003245. Retina. 2021. PMID: 34190726 No abstract available.

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