INTRODUCTION: There are several surgical options available for the correction of @entity4118 . We investigated if retropupillary fixation of an iris claw lens is a method combining the advantages of posterior chamber implants with a new low-risk method of intervention. @entity1 AND METHODS: An iris claw lens was implanted in 48 eyes in the plano-convex direction (model 205 Y). For the calculation of the IOL power we estimated an A-constant of 116.8. The lens was pushed via a 5-mm wide corneal incision vertically in the anterior chamber and was fixed in the retropupillary position after turning in the horizontal direction. After aspiration of the viscoelastica the corneal incision was closed by a 10-0 nylon suture. RESULTS: The implantation was successful in all @entity1 . A visual improvement was noted in 27 @entity1 (56.2%), an unchanged visual acuity was seen in 18 @entity1 (37.5%) while 3 @entity1 (6.2%) showed a loss of visual acuity. A @entity1103 was found by @entity941 angiography in two cases. Leakages in the area of the enclavation were not seen. SUMMARY: The retropupillary fixation of an iris claw lens seems to have the advantages of a true posterior chamber implantation with a low intra- and postoperative risk profile. The easy implantation process with this technique could replace the normally applied sclera suture fixed implantation of a posterior chamber lens as the method of choice.

[Retropupillary fixation of the iris claw lens in XXXX . 1 year outcome of a new implantation techniques].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity4118 :: ('MESH:D001035', 'Disease') :: ['aphakia'] @entity941 :: ('MESH:D019793', 'Chemical') :: ['fluorescein'] @entity1103 :: ('MESH:D008269', 'Disease') :: ['cystoid macular edema']
@entity4118 :: (MESH:D001035,Disease) :: ['aphakia']
