Twist technique to explant an IOL

For more than 99% of patients, the IOL that is implanted at the time of cataract surgery will be in place forever. However, there are rare occasions when we need to explant or exchange an IOL, and ideally, we want to be able to do this via the same small incision that was used for the original procedure.
With modern cataract surgery, most ophthalmologists are using a phaco incision between 2 mm and 3 mm, with 2.4 mm and 2.8 mm widths being common. Because the optic diameter of most (Read more...)

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