Different Methods of Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation

Scleral-fixated intraocular lenses need to be anchored to the sclera by sutures or sutureless techniques: in both cases, the technique is more complex than AC-IOL or IF-IOL and an anterior or pars plana vitrectomy is required as well as an anterior chamber maintainer in order to preserve intraocular pressure during surgery [11]. First described by Shin Yamane in 2017, the flanged intrascleral IOL fixation technique is a double-needle technique which entails the externalization of two haptics using a 30-gauge thin-wall needle at 2 mm away from the limbus. [...]iris-claw IOL [18], flanged transscleral-fixated IOL (Yamane technique), and sutureless transscleral hook IOL fixation (Carlevale IOL) showed a similar functional recovery and a similar myopic shift. [...]this special issue has a platter of original research articles and experimental studies, as well as case series on secondary intraocular lens implantation, illustrating and discussing refractive outcomes and how to deal with postoperative complications. [8] W. J. Stark, G. Goodman, D. Goodman, J. Gottsch, "Posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in the absence of posterior capsular support," Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, vol. 19 no. 4, pp. 240-243, DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-19880401-05, 1988.