EW NEWS & OPINION
March 2015
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I believe this is an interest-
ing and important case because it
demonstrates that it is possible to
get an iris-chafing syndrome from
a 1-piece acrylic IOL completely
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Figure 7: Haptic has been repositioned into a new, more anterior scleral groove.
Figure 6: This is the position of the superior haptic after Dr. Safran lifted the scleral flap
at the slit lamp.
Figure 8: There is a nice gap between the iris and the IOL optic, which is more cen-
tered, as the haptic is no longer pulling the optic forward and tilting the optic forward
into the iris.
Source (all): Steven G. Safran, MD
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within the confines of the capsular
bag. It appears that with time the
haptics may even erode through the
anterior capsule and lead to direct
contact with the posterior iris. This
case also demonstrates a technique
of repositioning a "glued in" IOL at
the slit lamp to prevent iris capture.
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no financial interests related to their
comments.
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