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Anterior chamber lens can be replaced with glued IOL in complicated eyes
For the past 2 decades, anterior chamber IOLs have been an established method of IOL implantation in eyes with deficient capsules either as a primary or secondary procedure. Anterior chamber IOLs are preferred over sulcus-sutured IOLs because they are technically easier to implant, are reasonably well-tolerated, and have a low rate of postoperative IOL decentration or tilt. However, anterior chamber IOLs have also become one of the causes of IOL exchange and explantation.Implant-related problems such as discrepancies between anterior chamber biometry and IOL size may cause pseudophakodonesis in the aqueous, (Read more...)