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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(03): 110-112
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703923
Case Report

Scleralfixatedintra-ocularlens : A case report

Vijay Pai
1   Professors, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Jayaram Shetty
2   Professor & HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Hrishikesh Amin
3   Professors, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Samatha P. Shetty
4   Junior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

In the surgical management of aphakia in cases with deficient posterior capsule1, we have described this particular technique which is cost effective and technically less challenging at the same time with satisfactory results.

Keywords

Scleral fixated IOL - SFIOL - Intraocular lens - Aphakia - Secondary IOL


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