POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION IN THE ABSENCE OF POSTERIOR CAPSULAR SUPPORT

摘要

Because of the high incidence and great variety of complications associated with anterior chamber intraocular lenses, we have developed a technique for the implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens in the absence of posterior capsular suport. The posterion chamber ■ is placed in the ciliary sulcus hy suturing the superior haptic to the iris and the inferior haptic to the sclera at the ciliary sulcus. We have used this technique successfully in both compheated extranapsular surgery and se-