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SUBMITTER: Khokhar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6213707 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khokhar Sudarshan S Mahabir Manish M
Indian journal of ophthalmology 20181101 11
In this new technique of cataract surgery in patients with iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens with cataract, phakic IOL is explanted at the end of surgery. Phakic IOL remains stable and securely enclaved to the iris during phacoemulsification which is performed through a small 2.2 mm incision. Endothelial protection is provided by viscodispersive OVD above the phakic IOL and space for surgery is created by high molecular weight viscocohesive OVD beneath the phakic IOL. This technique provides ...[more]