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SUBMITTER: Bhaumik A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742976 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhaumik Arup A Mitra Santanu S
Indian journal of ophthalmology 20171201 12
Foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) are most commonly used in modern-day cataract surgery. Explantation of these IOLs is not frequently encountered, but sometimes extreme situations may demand the same. Commonly explantation is achieved by bisecting the IOL inside the anterior chamber with a cutter and delivering the pieces out one by one. This may require corneal wound extension with associated damage and endothelial loss leading to visual deterioration. We devised a simple, innovative IOL expla ...[more]