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Suture to
capsule
Surgical Options
Options for correction of Aphakia in eyes
with no capsular support
Epikeratophakia
Instrument
Graft
Condon GP, Masket S, Kranemann C, et al. Small-incision iris fixation of foldable intraocular lenses in the absence
of capsule support. Ophthalmology 2007;114:1311-1318
Guell JL, Velasco F, Malecaze F, et al. Secondary Artisan-Verysise aphakic lens implantation. J Cataract
Refract Surg 2005;31:2266-2271
Ioannidis A, Nartey I, Little BC: Traumatic dislocation and successful re-enclavation of an Artisan phakic
IOL with analysis of the endothelium. J Refract Surg. 22(1):102-3, 2006
Gonioscopy at surgery
to confirm loop placement
No endothelial risk
Modified Haptics
Capsular Support
Simple
Sulcus
placement
has its
issues
Transillumination defects
from mobile sulcus placed IOL
surgery
Examples:
primary surgery aborted due to high vitreous
pressure and iris prolapse
Late Soemmerings ring evacuation and IOL
placement in the newly opened peripheral bag
Summary
Epikeratophakia
Summary