
Secondary Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Fixation Using Flanged Prolene Sutures as an Alternative to an Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Implantation
Author(s) -
Avner Hostovsky,
Mark S. Mandelcorn,
Efrem D. Mandelcorn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s276707
Subject(s) - medicine , prolene , ophthalmology , intraocular lens , visual acuity , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , retrospective cohort study , vitreous hemorrhage , fibrous joint , vitrectomy , population , environmental health
To describe and evaluate the clinical outcomes of the Flanged Prolene Suture intraocular lens fixation (PIF) technique and compare it to anterior chamber IOL (ACIOL) implantation.