WAIKOLOA, Hawaii —Polypropylene sutures with a flange allow for secure scleral fixation of a dislocated IOL while giving support for a secondary IOL with minimal disruption to the conjunctiva, according to a speaker here.
In cases of in-the-bag IOL dislocation, Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, likes to use a “belt loop” technique to retain the lens while correcting its positioning. “This is really my go-to technique for an in-the-bag dislocation,” McCabe said at Hawaiian Eye 2022.
The belt loop technique is appropriate for all types of lenses and often helps avoid the need