There are many IOL options for aphakia without capsular support, one being the angle-supported open-loop flexible anterior chamber IOL. Whether it should a hold a place in the pediatric surgeon’s armamentarium is debatable.
“The literature supports the safe and effective use of these lenses, at least in adults; the pediatric experience in the literature is small — small cases with short follow-up,” M. Edward Wilson, MD, said at the virtual American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting.
To explore the question, Wilson retrospectively