Assertion: piggyback | /r/HasProperty | iol
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text: These patients tend to have longer than average eyes, and their sulcus space is generally large enough to support a piggyback IOL.
text: After risks, benefits, and alternatives were discussed, she stated that she wished to proceed with a piggyback IOL.
text: One useful method is to implant a piggyback IOL in the ciliary sulcus over the existing lens implant.
text: Not every patient can tolerate a piggyback IOL.
text: The only data necessary for a proper IOL calculation is the A-constant of the piggyback IOL and the postoperative pseudophakic refractive spherical equivalent.5
text: I load the piggyback IOL into the injector (Figure 1).
text: Ideally, there will be a slight separation between the IOL that is fixated in the bag and the piggyback IOL that is fixated in the sulcus (Figure 5).
text: There should also be some space between the anterior aspect of the piggyback IOL and the undersurface of the iris.
text: They are the same as with any intraocular procedure plus other complications unique to the piggyback IOL.
text: Because a young child's eye continues to grow after cataract surgery, some surgeons are implanting a piggyback IOL at the time of initial cataract extraction to correct the patient's temporary hyperopia.
text: Ophthalmologists are not typically trained in residency or fellowship about how and when to do a piggyback IOL.
text: These patients also tend to have a deep chamber, which Dr. Fram said is nice when putting in a piggyback IOL.
text: Two years ago, the STAAR AQ5010V (STAAR Surgical, Monrovia, California), a silicone lens popular as a piggyback IOL, was discontinued.
text: The main limitation, however, for lower power or minus power IOLs is that they typically come in 1.00 D steps, so an exact correction may not be possible with a piggyback IOL, unless the required power lines up with what’s available.
text: In addition, intracameral miotics are useful to bring the pupil down after the insertion of the piggyback IOL.