Performing cataract surgery in the presence of a lens coloboma with 180° of zonular absence requires a careful approach to … More
Tag: sutured CTR
2822: How to suture Cionni rings to sclera
To fixate a Cionni Modified Capsular Tension Ring, we must anchor the eyelet to the sclera, typically 1.5 to 2.0 … More
2821: severe trauma eye reconstruction
Management of high-grade traumatic iridodialysis requires meticulous surgical intervention to mitigate the functional morbidity such as debilitating photophobia. Our goal … More
2572: hereditary lens subluxation
When we see hereditary lens subluxation in a younger patient, we should think of systemic conditions which can be associated … More
2571: zonular loss noted in cortex removal
In this resident case, you can clearly see zonular loss during cortex removal but you could have also seen it … More
2032: ectopia lentis with suture fixation
This is a tough case of ectopia lentis where there is absent zonular support for most of the lens equator. … More
1670: traumatic cataract with iris damage
This patient sustained ocular trauma which resulted in a traumatic cataract, zonular loss, iris avulsion, and vitreous prolapse. Now you … More
1530: intra-scleral flange placement
In the past few years we have seen many advances in IOL fixation using techniques described by Yamane, Canabrava, Oetting, … More
1045: suturing the IOL to the CTR
Our guest surgeon is Dr. Val Apostolov from Amsterdam and he demonstrates a technique that I have never seen before: … More