A case of decentered IOL managed with optic buttonholing

Int Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec;34(6):1189-92. doi: 10.1007/s10792-014-0001-2. Epub 2014 Sep 17.

Abstract

We describe an unusual case which presented with late lateral IOL decentration secondary to bag subluxation in the presence of a posterior capsular defect. Instead of approaching the case with the usual IOL exchange with iris-fixated or anterior chamber IOL or by fixating it to the sclera, a relatively non-invasive sutureless method of IOL re-centration was performed by buttonholing the optic into the posterior capsular defect. It enabled a perfect IOL centration with minimal incidence of astigmatism, inflammation, macular edema, secondary glaucoma, or corneal decompensation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cataract Extraction*
  • Humans
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular / methods*
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Suture Techniques*
  • Treatment Outcome