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PURPOSE: We described the techniques and results of phacoemulsification using iris hook and scleral fixation of intraocular lens (IOL) in patients with secondary glaucoma associated with lens subluxation. METHODS: Eight eyes of seven patients with secondary glaucoma associated with lens dislocation, who had undergone the surgery, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: At a mean of 23.5 months ± 13.6 (SD) after the surgery, the mean best-corrected visual acuity improved from 0.24 ± 0.21 to 0.83 ± 0.3, and mean intraocular pressure (IOP) was changed from 38.4 ± 11.4 to 15.5 ± 1.8 mmHg at the final examination. There were no vitreoretinal complications except cystoid macular oedema in one eye. CONCLUSION: The technique appears to be safe and effective in terms of visual rehabilitation and controlling IOP in patients with secondary glaucoma associated with lens subluxation.
Dr. K.T. Ma, Siloam Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea
9.4.4.3 Glaucomas associated with lens dislocation (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.4 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the lens)
12.12.3 Phacoemulsification (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.12 Cataract extraction)